Claim: MSG has a bitter taste.
Evidence: MSG is used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty , savory flavor of food , as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups.
Umami -LRB- -LSB- uˈmɑːmi -RSB- -RRB- , or savory taste , is one of the five basic tastes -LRB- together with sweetness , sourness , bitterness , and saltiness -RRB-.