MSG in Braggs Amino Acids, Soy Sauce?

[solarliving]

What do you guys think of this article. I don't use any soy sauce right now or amino acids. I was going to get some, but now I'm not so sure.

FYI - 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.:

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.)
Other menu items that contain soy sauce, natural flavors or hydrolyzed protein which can contain up to 20% free glutamic acid - the active part of MSG.
Braggs® Liquid Aminos - sold at Whole Foods
Hamburger Helper Microwave Singles® (targeted towards children)
Doritos®
Pringles® (the flavored varieties)
KFC® fried chicken and most of their other products
Boar's Head® cold cuts and most of their hotdogs
Progresso® Soups - all of them
Lipton® Noodles and Sauce
Lipton® Instant soup mix
Unilever or Knorr® products
Kraft® products nearly all contain some free glutamate
Gravy Master®
Cup-a-soup® or Cup-o-Noodles®
Planters® salted nuts - most of them
Accent® -this is nearly pure MSG
Hodgson Mill Kentucky Kernel Seasoned Flour®
Tangle extract (seaweed extract) - found in sushi rolls (even at Whole Foods) Seaweed is what MSG was first isolated from.
Fish extract - made from decomposed fish protein - used now in Japanese sushi dishes - very high in free glutamate.
sausages - most supermarkets add MSG to theirs
processed cheese spread
Marmite®
supermarket poultry or turkeys that are injected or "self-basting"
restaurant gravy from food service cans
flavored ramen noodles
boullion - any kind
instant soup mixes
many salad dressings
most salty, powdered dry food mixes - read labels
flavored potato chips
restaurant soups made from food service soup base or with added MSG
monopotassium glutamate
glutamic acid
gelatin
hydrolyzed vegetable protein (found in many processed AMERICAN foods, like canned tuna and even hot dogs)
hydrolyzed plant protein (found in many processed AMERICAN foods, like canned tuna and even hot dogs)
autolyzed yeast (found in many processed AMERICAN foods, read labels)
sodium caseinate
textured protein
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
yeast extract
yeast food or nutrient
soy protein isolate
soy sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Kombu extract
dry milk and whey powder
"natural flavors" - may contain up to 20% MSG
carageenan
dough conditioners
malted barley
malted barley flour - found in many supermarket breads and all-purpose flours including: King Arthur, Heckers, and Gold Medal flour
body builder drink powders containing protein
Parmesan cheese - naturally high in free glutamate
over-ripe tomatoes - naturally high in free glutamate
mushrooms - naturally high in free glutamate
Medications in gelcaps - contain free glutamic acid in the gelatin
Cosmetics and shampoos - some now contain glutamic acid
Fresh produce sprayed with Auxigro in the field. (Yes the EPA approved this. It appalled us too.)

[Rawkinlocs]

Yes, Bragg's contains a naturally-occuring MSG and I've "heard" that all soy sauces develop this naturally-occuring MSG during the process.

[solarliving]

So it's a natural source?

Some other info I found:

MSG stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin. So many diets these days are concerned about the Glycemic Index of foods and yet none of them address the fact that MSG and free glutamic acid stimulate the pancreas to release insulin when there doesn't even have to be carbohydrates in the food for that insulin to act on. The food industry has found their own "anti-appetite suppressant". It's a convenient way to keep consumers coming back for more. The blood sugar drops because of the insulin flood. And you are hungry an hour later. Sound familiar?

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Yeah, Rawkinlocs is right. We just tackled this one, didn't we? The MSG in Braggs is different than the chemical laboratory kind they put in chips, etc. It's like comparing fructose to refined white sugar....

[solarliving]

OOps. I'm sorry if you guys just covered this. I might have looked right passed it because I never use those ingredients. I just got the DVD and wanted to do some of the recipes that had Braggs and came across that site. Thanks for your replies.

[Rawkinlocs]

OOps. I'm sorry if you guys just covered this. I might have looked right passed it because I never use those ingredients. I just got the DVD and wanted to do some of the recipes that had Braggs and came across that site. Thanks for your replies.

Well, back when the DVD and book came out, Alissa DID use Bragg's but now she uses Nama Shoyu instead. But many raw fooders still use Bragg's - it's really one of those personal preference/how-raw-do-ya-wanna-be-or-how-much-of-a-purist-do-ya-wanna-be things. Some say Bragg's gives them a negative reaction, others do not feel that way - kinda like with cacao and a host of other less-than-fresh items! :)

[Damzlfly]

That and Nama Shoyu has wheat in it and Braggs does not - unfortunately for us with a gluten intolerance, theres not much of a choice.

[juliebove]

I don't use either one. I sub in some salt. I'm not sure what's in the Bragg's Aminos offhand but I think it's something my daughter is allergic to. She's allergic to soy and wheat so no Nama Shoyu here.

[Damzlfly]

There is soy in Braggs...