Whether it is better to use MSG or chicken essence for cooking. The main component of MSG is sodium glutamate, which is a product made from grain as raw material and fermented, extracted and refined by microorganisms. After MSG is consumed by people, it stimulates the amino acid receptors located in the taste buds of the tongue, making people feel the delicious umami taste, thereby making MSG play the role of increasing appetite, inducing the secretion of digestive juices, and promoting the digestion and absorption of food. Chicken essence is a mixture of various flavoring substances. It has the umami flavor of MSG and other flavoring substances. It has good taste coordination and a delicious and mellow taste. Chicken essence was created with the emergence of new products such as flavored nucleotides, hydrolyzed animal and plant proteins, and yeast extracts. Regardless of chicken essence or MSG, they are all food additives after all. It is wise to use them rationally and not add too much.