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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
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  • Subject: [Livingontheland] What Foods To Avoid?
  • Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:00:25 -0700

What Foods To Avoid?
http://www.msgtruth.org/avoid.htm

Food manufacturers are hiding MSG so you don't know where it is.
Lately, food manufacturers mention a "clean label" when referring to soy
sauce and other processed flavor enhancers that already contain MSG in the
form of glutamic acid. Food manufacturers use these ingredients so they
can claim "no added MSG". Hence a "cleaner" label. They know it's in
there, they are just hoping you don't.

See the following link for information about exactly how food
manufacturers are trying to use free glutamic acid without telling you
about it:

http://www.foodproductdesign.com/archive/1998/0298AP.html

The following is a recent (and blatant) example of a so-called "clean
label":

Unilever appears to be in trouble in Vietnam for marketing a product
called Knorr Dam Dang as a substitute for MSG. Unfortunately for
Unilever, product was actually tested and found to have 30% MSG in it.
Despite clearly misleading consumers in Vietnam, the company
representatives argue that they are legally allowed to do this due to
current labeling laws allowing it:

http://www.thanhniennews.com/business/?catid=2&newsid=10072
http://www.thanhniennews.com/business/?catid=2&newsid=10100
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/biz/2005/10/505583/
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01BUS311005


MSG by any other name.......

In Japan, MSG is labeled as ???? or Ajinomoto
In China, MSG = wie jing
In the Phillipines, MSG = Vetsin
In Thailand, MSG = phong churot
In Germany, MSG = Natriumglutaminat
In Europe - MSG = E621, but avoid E620-625 as they also contain
glutamate

See also:[ MSG and Aspartame ] [ MSG as Crop Spray ]

The following Fast Food menu items contain MSG:
bullet The Following McDonald's® Items:
Grilled Chicken Filet
Hot and Spicy Chicken Patty
Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad
Grilled Chicken California Cobb Salad
Seasoned Beef
Sausage Scrambled Egg Mix, Sausage, and Sausage Patty
French Fries - a "seasoning" made from beef, wheat and milk,
processed to break down the proteins into free amino acids like glutamate)
is added to the oil the fries are precooked in. US laws allow "natural
flavoring" to consist of "protein hydrolysates" containing free glutamic
acid. (That's why they do it - to free glutamate to act like MSG so they
can declare a "clean label" while misleading the consumer.)
bullet The Following Burger King® Items:
Breaded Chicken Patty
Spicy Chicken Patty
Breaded Tendercrisp Chicken
Chicken Tenders
BK Chicken Fries
Garden Veggie Patty - contains hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat -
which contains free glutamate
Sausage Patty
Ranch dipping sauce
Ken's Fat Free Ranch Dressing
bullet The Following KFC® products:
Roasted Ceasar Salad (WITHOUT dressing and croutons)
Crispy Ceasar Salad (WITHOUT dressing)
Roasted BLT Salad (WITHOUT dressing)
Crispy BLT Salad (WITHOUT dressing
Hidden Valley - The Original Fat Free Ranch Dressing
KFC Creamy Parmesan Ceasar Dressing - contains parmesan cheese -
very high in MSG naturally
KFC Garlic Parmesan Croutons Pouch - contains parmesan cheese -
very high in MSG naturally
KFC Famous Bowls - Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
Gravy
KFC Famous Bowls - Rice with Gravy
Rice
Seasoned Rice
KFC Snacker - Chicken
KFC Snacker - Honey BBQ
Honey BBQ Sandwich
Double Crunch Sandwich
Crispy Twister
Oven Roasted Twister
Oven Roasted Twister (WITHOUT sauce)
Tender Roast Sandwich
Tender Roast Sandwich(WITHOUT sauce)
Original Recipe Chicken (its in the marinade - it's literally
soaked in MSG and salt)
Extra Crispy - MSG is in both the marinade AND the breading
Colonel's Crispy Strips
Popcorn Chicken
Chicken Pot Pie
Boneless HBBQ Wings
Boneless Fiery Buffalo Wings
Sweet and Spicy Boneless Wings
Hot Wings
Green Beans (yeah, this shocked us too)
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
Potato Wedges

bullet Chick - fil - A® we'll examine this menu next, but we're not
optimistic, the Chicken Sandwich has MSG in it.

The best advice to anyone visiting a Fast Food establishment if you
have to:

AVOID all CHICKEN items
AVOID all SAUSAGE items
AVOID all PARMESAN products
AVOID all Ranch dressings - stick to oil and vinegar Italian
AVOID Croutons
AVOID KFC altogether - we're not kidding
AVOID Dipping Sauces
AVOID Gravy

The following foods contain MSG or its business end - the free amino
acid glutamate - in amounts large enough to cause reactions in those
sensitive to it.:
bullet Taco Bell® - seasoned meat - contains autolyzed yeast - which
contains free glutamate
bullet Other menu items that contain soy sauce, natural flavors,
autolyzed yeast or hydrolyzed protein which can contain up to 20% free
glutamic acid - the active part of MSG.
bullet Hamburger Helper Microwave Singles® (targeted towards
children)
bullet Doritos®
bullet Pringles® (the flavored varieties)
bullet Boar's Head® cold cuts and most of their hotdogs
bullet Progresso® Soups - all of them
bullet Lipton® Noodles and Sauce
bullet Lipton® Instant soup mix
bullet Unilever or Knorr® products - often used in homemade Veggie
dips.
bullet Kraft® products nearly all contain some free glutamate
bullet Gravy Master®
bullet Cup-a-soup® or Cup-o-Noodles®
bullet Planters® salted nuts - most of them
bullet Accent® -this is nearly pure MSG
bullet Braggs® Liquid Aminos - sold at Whole Foods
bullet Hodgson Mill Kentucky Kernel Seasoned Flour®
bullet Tangle extract (seaweed extract) - found in sushi rolls (even
at
Whole Foods) Seaweed is what MSG was first isolated from.
bullet Fish extract - made from decomposed fish protein - used now in
Japanese sushi dishes - very high in free glutamate.
bullet sausages - most supermarkets add MSG to theirs
bullet processed cheese spread
bullet Marmite®
bullet supermarket poultry or turkeys that are injected or
"self-basting"
bullet restaurant gravy from food service cans
bullet flavored ramen noodles
bullet boullion - any kind
bullet instant soup mixes
bullet many salad dressings
bullet most salty, powdered dry food mixes - read labels
bullet flavored potato chips
bullet restaurant soups made from food service soup base or with
added
MSG
bullet monopotassium glutamate
bullet glutamic acid
bullet gelatin
bullet hydrolyzed vegetable protein (found in many processed AMERICAN
foods, like canned tuna and even hot dogs)
bullet hydrolyzed plant protein (found in many processed AMERICAN
foods, like canned tuna and even hot dogs)
bullet autolyzed yeast (found in many processed AMERICAN foods, read
labels)
bullet sodium caseinate
bullet textured protein
bullet beet juice - it is used as a coloring, but MSG is manufactured
from beets and the extract may contain free glutamic acid - Yo Baby -
organic baby yogurt has just changed the formula to include beet extract
bullet yeast extract
bullet yeast food or nutrient
bullet soy protein isolate
bullet soy sauce
bullet Worcestershire sauce
bullet Kombu extract
bullet dry milk and whey powder
bullet "natural flavors" - may contain up to 20% MSG
bullet carageenan
bullet dough conditioners
bullet malted barley
bullet malted barley flour - found in many supermarket breads and
all-purpose flours including: King Arthur, Heckers, and Gold Medal flour
bullet body builder drink powders containing protein
bullet Parmesan cheese - naturally high in free glutamate
bullet over-ripe tomatoes - naturally high in free glutamate
bullet mushrooms - naturally high in free glutamate
bullet Medications in gelcaps - contain free glutamic acid in the
gelatin
bullet Cosmetics and shampoos - some now contain glutamic acid
bullet Fresh produce sprayed with Auxigro in the field. (Yes the EPA
approved this. It appalled us too.)

Be aware it is not just the brand names mentioned, but many similar
products to the ones listed also contain MSG. You must read labels. These
product names were given as examples of the many products that contain MSG.


Four good rules of thumb are:
bullet The more salty a processed food is, the more likely it is to
contain MSG or free glutamate.
bullet The more processed a food is, the more likely it is to contain
MSG or free glutamate: powdered stuff that used to be food is likely to
have added MSG because the original flavor has been degraded.
bullet The more ingredients in a packaged food, the more likely MSG
is
present. Read labels carefully if a food has more than five ingredients.
bullet Do not trust something simply because it is in a health food
store and the label states it is natural or even organic.

The next wave of hastily approved "MSG replacers" you may wish to avoid
will be Senomyx.
According to the New York Times April 6, 2005 article "Food Companies
Test Flavorings That Can Mimic Sugar, Salt or MSG":

" Since Senomyx's flavor compounds will be used in small
proportions (less than one part per million), the company is able to bypass
the lengthy F.D.A. approval process required to get food additives on the
market. Getting the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association status of
generally recognized as safe, or GRAS, took Senomyx less than 18 months,
including a 3-month safety study using rats. In contrast, the maker of the
artificial sweetener sucralose spent 11 years winning F.D.A. approval and
is required to list the ingredient on food labels."

And Senomyx DOESN'T have to be labeled as such. It will be grouped
under "artificial flavors". They still don't believe the consumer should
know what they are eating. In fact, that is exactly the strategy. Here is
one last quote from the NYT article to leave you with:

"We're helping companies clean up their labels," said Senomyx's
chief executive, Kent Snyder.

Mr. Snyder, that is EXACTLY what we are afraid of.

For more Information:
MSG and Aspartame
MSG as Crop Spray







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