But like salt, it also has a crystalline structure. If you look closely at it, you’ll see that a spoonful of MSG is actually made up of small, elong

How to Grow Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Crystals

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But like salt, it also has a crystalline structure. If you look closely at it, you’ll see that a spoonful of MSG is actually made up of small, elongated crystals. The question is, can you grow big crystals with it?

Hi, I’m Chase, and I love to grow crystals at home. Over the past 3 years, I’ve successfully grown crystals from table salt, alum, copper sulfate and many more. It’s surprising how easily you can crystallize many household materials.

However, I couldn’t find much information on growing MSG crystals online. So I decided to give it a try, and the results surprised me. In this guide, I’ll share how to grow MSG crystals with you. I believe it’s the only such article on the Internet.

The concept is simple. Dissolve the MSG in water to form a saturated solution. Pour it into a dish, and wait for small crystals to form. Then, tie a crystal to a string, and hang it in a cup of solution to let it grow bigger.

Prepare a pot of hot water. Dissolve MSG of equal mass in it, and stir until everything dissolves. For example, if you have 500 ml of water, then dissolve 500 g of MSG in it.