Component
Human low-salt solution palatability with MSG
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1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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What it does
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What acts on it
In 584 participants, adding 0.3% MSG improved palatability ratings at tested 0.3%, 0.6% and 0.9% NaCl concentrations.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Randomized blinded tasting across nineteen Japanese regions.
- limitations
- MSG itself adds sodium; net reduction requires NaCl replacement. No long-term sodium intake or blood-pressure effect was measured. Three authors were Ajinomoto employees.
- nutrient_topic
- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) collection; species, compartment, exposure, co-substrates and manipulation remain explicit. · Monosodium L-glutamate
- plain_language
- Flavor enhancement may help a lower-salt recipe remain acceptable.
- primary_references
- Validation of preferred salt concentration in soup based on a randomized blinded experiment in multiple regions in Japan-influence of umami (L-glutamate) on saltiness and palatability of low-salt solutions. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31996813/ · DOI 10.1038/s41440-020-0397-1
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG): taste, gut sensing, exposure and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-20) · lines 250–256
AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Randomized blinded tasting across nineteen Japanese regions. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## monosodium-glutamate-sodium-substitution Flavor enhancement may help a lower-salt recipe remain acceptable. In 584 participants, adding 0.3% MSG improved palatability ratings at tested 0.3%, 0.6% and 0.9% NaCl concentrations. Model: Randomized blinded tasting across nineteen Japanese regions. Limitations: MSG itself adds sodium; net reduction requires NaCl replacement. No long-term sodium intake or blood-pressure effect was measured. Three authors were Ajinomoto employees. Evidence access: Primary full text Validation of preferred salt concentration in soup based on a randomized blinded experiment in multiple regions in Japan-influence of umami (L-glutamate) on saltiness and palatability of low-salt solutions. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31996813/ · DOI 10.1038/s41440-020-0397-1
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The events it takes part in
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Situations it appears in
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