There was a long thread at metafilter about MSG fairly recently, and I found this comment from a biochemist to be a really good, straightforward primer on what

There was a long thread at metafilter about MSG fairly recently, and I found this comment from a biochemist to be a really good, straightforward primer on what exactly MSG is and how it is metabolized: http://www.metafilter.com/131105/Dorito-Powder#5147903 http://www.metafilter.com/131105/Dorito-Powder#5147903