Yep...I use the heck out of MSG. I love umami!
Been using MSG since I was a kid. A container of Accent sits with Salt and Pepper, next to my Stove, to cook with.
There are a few companies putting out Umami Powder. Mostly Salt with Powdered Shiitake or other shroom. Some add Soy Sauce Powder, Ground Kombu, the Kelp that MSG was first extracted from, Garlic and Onion powder. Just get Accent from your grocery or order Aji-No-Moto MSG, the ORIGINAL and way cheaper, online...JJ
just remember that MSG has 60% the sodium of equal weight of table salt....so multiply the grams of MSG by .6 and that is the equivalent amount of salt you need to subtract when seasoning.
Nope, it would be .6/.4/1/1/1. Why should garlic have to make up a piece of salt?