What is MSG?
Monosodium glutamate, mono sodium glutamate (MSG), is a compound added to foods prepared at home, in restaurants, and by food processors. It’s main purpose is to enhance flavor but unfortunately it comes with some serious baggage. Neurotoxic, brain damaging, cellular destructing, baggage. Not to mention that it has HUGE (sorry for the pun) effects on being overweight and obese.
The FDA politely describes MSG as “the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid and a form of glutamate.” Similar in appearance to salt or sugar crystals, it doesn’t have a particular flavor of its own. However, the FDA reports, “Scientists believe that MSG stimulates glutamate receptors in the tongue to augment meat-like flavors.” If MSG wasn’t harmful, it wouldn’t be hidden under a variety of different names.
Remember this list…
| Glutamate | Glutamic acid | Gelatin |
| Monosodium glutamate | Calcium caseinate | Textured protein |
| Monopotassium glutamate | Sodium caseinate | Yeast nutrient |
| Yeast extract | Yeast food | Autolyzed yeast |
| Hydrolyzed protein (any protein that is hydrolyzed) |
Hydrolyzed corn gluten | Natrium glutamate (natrium is Latin/German for sodium) |
| Carrageenan | Maltodextrin | Malt extract |
| Natural pork flavoring | Citric acid | Malt flavoring |
| Bouillon and Broth | Natural chicken flavoring | Soy protein isolate |
| Natural beef flavoring | Ultra-pasteurized | Soy sauce |
| Stock | Barley malt | Soy sauce extract |
| Whey protein concentrate | Pectin | Soy protein |
| Whey protein | Protease | Soy protein concentrate |
| Whey protein isolate | Protease enzymes | Anything protein fortified |
| Flavors(s) & Flavoring(s) | Anything enzyme modified | Anything fermented |
| Natural flavor(s) & flavoring(s) |
Enzymes anything | Seasonings (the word “seasonings”) |
I dare you to go through your pantry and look at anything in a package or a box and not find these ingredients. Please…learn to read labels!
High levels of MSG can lead to… [click to continue reading…]
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