Places where MSG is often hidden ______

- Low fat and no fat milk products often - Drinks, candy, and chewing gum are contain milk solids that contain MSG potential sources of hidden MSG and/or and/or contain carrageenan, guar gum, aspartame, Amino-Sweet (new name for and/or locust bean gum. Low fat and no aspartame), neotame, and canderel. fat versions of ice cream and cheese may Neotame is a relatively new ingredient Sources of not be as obvious as yogurt, milk, cream, that seems not to be in use in the US. cream cheese, cottage cheese, etc., but they are not exceptions. - Aspartame will be found in some Processed medications, including children's - Protein powders and protein drinks medications. contain glutamic acid, which, invariably, Free Glutamic will be processed free glutamic acid - Binders and fillers for medications, (MSG). Individual amino acids are not nutrients, and supplements, both always listed on labels of protein powders prescription and non-prescription, enteral Acid (MSG) and drinks. feeding materials, and some fluids administered intravenously in hospitals, - At present, there is an FDA requirement may contain MSG. to include the protein source when listing hydrolyzed protein products on labels of - According to the manufacturer, Varivax– processed foods. Examples are Merck chicken pox vaccine (Varicella hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat Virus Live), contains L-monosodium protein, hydrolyzed pea protein, glutamate and hydrolyzed gelatin, both of hydrolyzed whey protein, hydrolyzed, corn which contain processed free glutamic protein. If a tomato, for example, were acid (MSG). It would appear that most, if whole, it would be identified as a tomato. not all, live virus vaccines contain some Calling an ingredient tomato protein ingredient(s) that contains MSG. indicates that the tomato has been hydrolyzed, at least in part, and that - There are a number of ingredients processed free glutamic acid (MSG) is identified as organic that contain present. processed free glutamic acid (MSG). Autolyzed yeast, yeast extract, textured - Disodium guanylate and disodium soy protein, and anything hydrolyzed are inosinate are relatively expensive food examples. additives that work synergistically with inexpensive processed free glutamic acid (MSG). INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE TRUTH IN - MSG will be found in some soaps, LABELING CAMPAIGN shampoos, hair conditioners, and cosmetics, where MSG is hidden in www.truthinlabeling.org ingredients with names that include the Phone: 858-481-9333 words "hydrolyzed," "amino acids," and/or E-mail: [email protected] "protein."

Ingredients that Contain Processed Free Glutamic Acid (MSG)1

Ingredients that always Ingredients that often contain These ingredients work contain processed free or produce processed free with MSG to enhance glutamic acid: glutamic acid: flavor:

2 - Glutamic acid (E 620) - Carrageenan (E 407) If these are present for - Glutamate (E 620) - Bouillon and broth flavoring purposes, so is MSG. - Monosodium glutamate - Stock - Monopotassium glutamate - Disodium 5’-guanylate - Natural flavor - Monoammonium glutamate - Any “flavor” or “flavoring” (E 627)

- Magnesium glutamate - Maltodextrin - Disodium 5’-inosinate (E621)(E622)(E624)&(E625) - Citric acid (E 330) (E-631) - Calcium glutamate (E 623) - Anything “ultra-pasteurized” - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides - Natrium glutamate - Barley malt, Malted barley (E 635) - Yeast extract - Pectin (E 440) - Anything “hydrolyzed” - Protease Ingredients suspected of - Any “hydrolyzed protein” - Anything “enzyme modified” containing lesser - Calcium caseinate - Anything containing “enzymes” amounts of MSG: - Sodium caseinate - Malt extract - Yeast food, Yeast nutrient - Soy milk - Corn starch - Brewers’ yeast - Soy sauce - Corn syrup - Autolyzed yeast - Soy sauce extract - Modified food starch - Gelatin - Anything “protein fortified” - Lipolyzed butter fat - Textured protein - Anything “fermented” - Dextrose - Soy protein (also isolate or - Seasonings - Rice syrup, brown rice syrup concentrate) - Milk powder - Whey protein (also isolate or - Reduced fat milk (e.g.., skim concentrate) milk; 1% milk; 2% milk) - Vetsin - Most things low fat or no fat - Ajinomoto - Anything Enriched or Vitamin

(2) E numbers are use in Europe in place of food (1) Glutamic acid found in unadulterated enriched additive names protein does not cause adverse reactions. To cause adverse reactions, the glutamic acid must have been processed/manufactured or come from protein that has been fermented. .