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flavour enhancer

British  

noun

  1. another term for monosodium glutamate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Glutamate, an amino acid naturally found in food, is a flavour enhancer in cooking.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2022

One person on Twitter wrote: "Taste of RMB is much better than MSG. Isn't that right Uncle Roger", referring to the Chinese currency and a flavour enhancer commonly added to some Asian foods.

From BBC Jan. 13, 2021

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