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MSG remains controversal, but glutamate is found naturally in many natural sourcesâincluding fish sauce, mushrooms, tomatoes, and walnutsincluding fish sauce, mushrooms, tomatoes, and walnuts.Masan's product Nam Ngu fish sauce are displayed for sale at a market in Hanoi (Photo: Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuter).ish sauce is an indispensable ingredient in the cooking of Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and the Philippines.
Glutamate's the key. The amino acid glutamate could well be called nature's flavor enhancer because it conveys the umami taste in foods. Glutamate is also well known among food and nutrition professionals as one of the most common building blocks of protein. As such, it's no surprise that most foods contain some amount of glutamate.