However you\u2019ll be celebrating Thanksgiving this year, chances are good that it will involve cooking up a special meal. And that\u2019s when things can easily go off the rails, even for those who carefully select what they eat and serve their families during the rest of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fresh fruits can give way to canned cranberry sauce, forgotten stuffing ingredients may be replaced with boxed seasoned bread, and additive-filled processed foods are often used in a pinch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What was once a Thanksgiving joke \u2013 the Tofurky \u2013 has morphed into numerous, hot-selling plant-based \u201cprotein\u201d substitutes, many dressed up for the Thanksgiving table. Just remember before you reach for one of those chemical concoctions in the grocery store that the tasty meat or turkey-like flavor comes from excitotoxic \u2013 brain damaging \u2013 amino acids. (See \u201creminders\u201d below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now is not the time to let your guard down where your health is concerned. That\u2019s why we\u2019re making this list available again to help you avoid not only foods that contain MSG, but also those that contain MfG, which stands for manufactured free glutamate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The glutamate industry would prefer that you just keep reading labels for MSG, and not realize that the same toxic chemical that causes brain damage, endocrine disorders and the same adverse reactions as MSG is also found in more than 40 other food ingredients containing MfG \u2014 things such as autolyzed yeast, soy protein and yeast extract. Processed vegan and vegetarian foods are especially prone to be contaminated with these toxic additives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The list below is in three parts: ingredients that always contain MfG, ingredients that often contain or produce MfG during processing, and ingredients that contain enough MfG to cause a reaction in highly sensitive people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing the truth about what is in your food has never been more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reminders: Ingredient <\/strong>Names Used to Hide Manufactured free Glutamate (MfG)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MSG has been used as an acronym for \u201cmonosodium glutamate\u201d for years, with people who reacted to it referring to their \u201cMSG reactions.\u201d So, it isn\u2019t surprising that over time, consumers started using the acronym \u201cMSG\u201d to stand for the ingredients that trigger what they identified as \u201cMSG reactions.\u201d Largely because those in the glutamate industry have built on the confusion caused by using \u201cMSG\u201d incorrectly, we thought it time that there be a proper acronym for consumers to use when talking about what\u2019s contained in monosodium glutamate that causes their pain and suffering \u2013 distinguishing between the product called \u201cmonosodium glutamate\u201d and the toxic ingredient contained in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We propose to use MSG just as the Glutes do, to stand for the flavor enhancer, \u201cmonosodium glutamate,\u201d but will now refer to the amino acid in monosodium glutamate that causes brain damage, endocrine disorders and adverse reactions, by its more factual name \u2013 Manufactured free Glutamate or MfG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Names of ingredients that always<\/em> contain manufactured free glutamate: *1<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Glutamic acid (E 620) *2<\/strong> Names of ingredients that often contain or produce free glutamate during processing:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Carrageenan (E 407) The following are ingredients suspected of containing or creating sufficient processed free glutamic acid to serve as reaction triggers in HIGHLY SENSITIVE people:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Corn starch The following work synergistically with the ingredient monosodium glutamate (MSG) to enhance flavor. If they are present for flavoring, so is MSG:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Disodium 5\u2019-guanylate (E 627) \/ Disodium 5\u2019-inosinate (E-631) \/ Disodium 5′-ribonucleotides (E 635)<\/p>\n\n\n\n *1 Glutamic acid found in unadulterated protein does not cause adverse reactions. To cause adverse reactions, the glutamic acid must have been processed\/manufactured, released from protein during processing, or come from protein that has been fermented.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n *2 E numbers are use in Europe in place of food additive names.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Warnings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Things called \u201cplant-based” proteins (such as the Impossible Burger, Beyond Meat and Just EGG) are made with excitotoxic \u2013 brain damaging \u2013 free glutamic acid. Free glutamate made from plants such as soy or mung beans causes brain damage and adverse reaction just like any other source of free glutamate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Low fat and no fat milk products often contain milk solids that contain manufactured free glutamate (MfG) and many dairy products contain carrageenan, guar gum, and\/or locust bean gum. Low fat and no fat ice cream and cheese may not be as obvious as yogurt, milk, cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, etc., but they are not exceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Protein powders contain glutamic acid, which, invariably, will be Manufactured free Glutamate (MfG). Individual amino acids are not always listed on labels of protein powders. If you see the word \u201cprotein\u201d in an ingredient label, the product contains MfG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At present there may be an FDA requirement to include the protein source when listing hydrolyzed protein products on labels of processed foods. Examples are hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed pea protein, hydrolyzed whey protein, hydrolyzed, corn protein. If a tomato, for example, were whole, it would be identified as a tomato. Calling an ingredient tomato protein indicates that the tomato has been hydrolyzed, at least in part, and that Manufactured free Glutamate (MfG) is present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate are relatively expensive food additives that work synergistically with inexpensive MSG. Their use suggests that the product has MSG in it. They would probably not be used as food additives if there were no MSG present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reactions have been reported from soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, and cosmetics, where MfG is hidden in ingredients with names that include the words “hydrolyzed,” “amino acids,” and\/or “protein.” Most sunblock creams and insect repellents also contain MfG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drinks, candy, and chewing gum are potential sources of hidden MfG and\/or aspartame, neotame. and AminoSweet (a relatively new name for aspartame). Aspartic acid, found in neotame, aspartame (NutraSweet), and AminoSweet, ordinarily causes reactions in MfG sensitive people. (It would appear that calling aspartame “AminoSweet” is industry’s method of choice for hiding aspartame.) We have not seen Neotame used widely in the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Aspartame will be found in some medications, including children’s medications. For questions about the ingredients in pharmaceuticals, check with your pharmacist and\/or read the product inserts for the names of \u201cother\u201d or \u201cinert\u201d ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Binders and fillers for medications, nutrients, and supplements, both prescription and non-prescription, enteral feeding materials, and some fluids administered intravenously in hospitals, may contain MfG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the manufacturer, Varivax\u2013Merck chicken pox vaccine (Varicella Virus Live), contains (or contained) L-monosodium glutamate and hydrolyzed gelatin, both of which contain Manufactured free Glutamate (MfG) which causes brain lesions in young laboratory animals, and causes endocrine disturbances like OBESITY and REPRODUCTIVE disorders later in life. It would appear that most, if not all, live virus vaccines contain some ingredient(s) that contains MfG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the CDC, as listed in its Vaccine Excipient & Media Summary (Appendix B of the \u201cPink Book\u201d), there are more than 35 vaccines presently in use that obviously contain ingredients that contain MfG. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When ingested, reactions to MfG are dose related, i.e., some people react to even very small amounts. MfG-induced reactions may occur immediately after ingestion or after as much as 48 hours. The time lapse between ingestion and reaction is typically the same each time for a particular individual who ingests an amount of MfG that exceeds his or her individual tolerance level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember: By food industry definition, all MfG is “naturally occurring.” “Natural” doesn’t mean “safe.” “Natural” only means that the ingredient started out in nature like arsenic and hydrochloric acid.<\/p>\n
Glutamate (E 620)
Monosodium glutamate (E 621)
Monopotassium glutamate (E 622)
Calcium glutamate (E 623)
Monoammonium glutamate (E 624)
Magnesium glutamate (E 625)
Natrium glutamate
anything \u201cHydrolyzed\u201d
any \u201cHydrolyzed protein\u201d
Calcium caseinate, Sodium caseinate
Yeast extract, Torula yeast
Yeast food, Yeast nutrient, Nutritional yeast
Autolyzed yeast, Brewer’s yeast
Gelatin
Textured protein
Whey protein
Whey protein concentrate
Whey protein isolate
Soy protein
Soy protein concentrate
Soy protein isolate
anything \u201cProtein\u201d
anything \u201cProtein fortified\u201d
anything “Protein concentrate”
anything “Protein isolate”
Zinc proteninate
anything “Proteninate”
Soy sauce
Soy sauce extract
Protease
anything \u201cEnzyme modified\u201d
anything containing \u201cEnzymes\u201d
anything \u201cFermented\u201d
Vetsin
Ajinomoto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bouillon and broth
Stock
any \u201cFlavors\u201d or \u201cflavoring\u201d
Natural flavor
Maltodextrin
Oligodextrin
Citric acid, Citrate (E 330)
anything \u201cUltra-pasteurized\u201d
Barley malt
Malted barley
Pectin (E 440)
Malt extract
Seasonings
Soy milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corn syrup
Modified food starch
Lipolyzed butter fat
Dextrose
Rice syrup
Brown rice syrup
Milk powder
Reduced fat milk (skim; 1%; 2%)
most things \u201cLow fat\u201d or \u201cNo fat\u201d
anything \u201cEnriched\u201d
anything \u201cVitamin enriched\u201d
anything \u201cPasteurized\u201d
Annatto
Vinegar
Balsamic vinegar
certain Amino Acid Chelates (Citrate, Aspartate, and Glutamate are used as chelating agents with mineral supplements.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n