Ajinomoto is a biotechnology corporation which produces seasonings, cooking oils,

frozen food, beverage, sweeteners. The name Ajinomoto in English means “essence of
taste”.

In order to bring practical experiences to the students of Foreign Trade University, my

classmates and I had a chance to go round the production line of Ajinomoto Long
Thanh, Dong Nai province.
For some background information, Ajinomoto Long Thanh, the second plant of
Ajinomoto Vietnam, was established in 2008 the Dong Nai Industrial Park.

Ajinomoto makes all kinds of food additives, quick-fix meals and aspartame (they are
the world’s biggest maker of the chemically sweet stuff, controlling around 40 percent
of the market). But it’s probably their MSG that is best known, and what brings visitors
to the Dong Nai factory for a tour. At the factory, we had an immersive movie
experience, a diorama and museum of factory history, a peek inside the fermentation
tanks, and finally, an opportunity to make and taste your own MSG seasoning.

To maintain the reputation of being one of the biggest flavour seasonings companies,
it is unquestionably that the production line has to be extremely vigorous and
thorough.

During the trip, we got a chance to see the present-day production process with top
notch technological facilities of the biggest company in the food industry, visit the
waste water treatment plant based on Japanese standards, and The interesting field
trip was not only a trip to learn, but also a practical career orientation, helping
students of FTU to explore the environment and style of Japanese culture’s working.

Besides a modern flavour seasoning plant, what really stands out to me is that
Ajinomoto Vietnam Company also built a meat and bone extract plant. This investment
makes Aji-ngon flavour seasoning the pioneer in Vietnam in applying advanced
technology to produce meat and bone extract for flavour seasoning. Meat and bone
extract, the core ingredient of Aji-ngon flavour seasoning, is the important ingredient
that helps flavour seasoning have the rich deliciousness and natural umami taste of
meat and bone. Although it cannot totally replace meat and bone in daily meals, it
becomes an efficient helper for housewives to cook delicious meals for their families.

This meat and bone extract is made completely from shin bones, rib bones, pork
shoulder, and thigh meat that are carefully selected to ensure that only the freshest
and best quality ingredients are used for production.

After this, students are equipped themselves with a lot of practical knowledge and
promoted their learning ability and initiative when they are students in school.