2. MSG is a seasoning containing only a single ingredient, while chicken essence is a compound seasoning composed of salt, sugar, chicken powder and other seasonings, which tastes similar to chicken. As a seasoning, if you put chicken essence and monosodium glutamate in cooking, you can put less salt.
It should be noted that monosodium glutamate is alkaline and should not be added when making acidic dishes such as tomatoes. Both monosodium glutamate and chicken essence are used to freshen up. When cooking delicious beef and ribs, adding monosodium glutamate or chicken essence will make the food taste bad.