*Monosodium Glutamate, or MSG, is the sodium salt of glutamate. Glutamate is an amino acid, found in all protein-containing foods. MSG is comprised of nothing more than water, sodium, and glutamate. MSG is made from starch, corn sugar, or molasses from sugar cane or sugar beets. MSG enhances many food flavors including meats, poultry, seafood, many vegetables, soups, stews, meat-based sauces and snack foods.