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["TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>]

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