MSG Names
Foods always contain MSG when these words are on the label:
Autolyzed Plant Protein
Autolyzed Yeast
Calcium Caseinate
Gelatin
Hydrolyzed Plant Protein (HPP)
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP)
Sodium Caseinate
Textured Protein
Yeast Extract
Yeast food or nutrient
Glutamic Acid
Glutamate
MSG
Monopotassium glutamate
Monosodium glutamate
Foods made with the following products
often contain MSG.
‘Low’ or ‘No Fat’ items
Annatto
Anything enriched or vitamin enriched
Barley malt
Bouillon
Broth
Caramel Flavoring (coloring)
Carrageenan
Citric Acid (when processed from corn)
Corn syrup and corn syrup solids (some companies use another process to make their product, saying it is MSG free)
Cornstarch
Dough Conditioners
Dry Milk Solids
“Enzyme modified “”anythng”””
“Fermented “”anything”””
“Flavors, Flavoring”
Flowing Agents
Gums
Lipolyzed butter fat
Malt Extract or Flavoring
Malted Barley (flavor)
Maltodextrin
Milk Powder
Modified food starch
“Natural Chicken, Beef, or Pork, Flavoring “”Seasonings”” (Most assume this means salt, pepper, or spices and herbs, which sometimes it is.)”
Pectin
Protease
Protease enzymes
“Protein fortified “”anything”””
Protein Fortified Milk
Reaction Flavors
Rice syrup or brown rice syrup
Soy Protein
Soy Protein Isolate or Concentrate
Soy Sauce or Extract
Spice
Stock
“Ultra-pasteurized “”anything”””
“Wheat, rice, or oat protein”
Whey Protein Isolate or Concentrate
Whey Protein or Whey
Yeast Nutrients
European numbers for glutamate containing additives:
“620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 627, 631, 635”