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petalpusher wrote:Hi Jeff
I am reading labels like crazy...have almost logged in enough hours for a membership in the Order of the Dangling Magnifying Glass. I am over the trauma of the serving size scam and on to the ingredient list. I remember in class you said to watch out for bad ingredients disguised in other names. While I am about to ditch Braggs Aminos altogether because of the high sodium content, I am curious. When Braggs Aminos lists the ingredient 'vegetable protein from soybeans' does that mean it is isolated soy protein?
Thanks
PS I meet a lot more interesting people while playing Sherlock Holmes in the grocery aisles than I ever did waiting in line for a Big Mac!!
Daffodil wrote:I had written to the Braggs people about the MSG that I heard was in Braggs liquid aminos. I was told that it was "naturally occuring" MSG. Which still didn't really answer my question. How can it naturally occur?
What I like about Braggs is it tastes really good compared to others i've tried, plus the sodium content is much lower and it doesn't contain wheat like so many others do. I use the spray bottle so just a small amount comes out at one time. So would just a little of this at a time still be ok to use?
I feel let down by them because of the MSG factor, and now feel there is not much else out there i can use for my rice to give it flavor without fat.
JeffN wrote:
Second, the soy protein is not isolated soy protein so that is not the worry, however, if it is a concern of yours, Bragg's also has MSG in it. They used to have a little tag on the product that said no MSG in it, but had to remove it when chemical analysis of the procedure to produce Bragg's showed that MSG was a byproduct on the process.
In Health
Jeff
ThinFor5Minutes wrote: What is an acceptable substitute in recipes that call for Bragg's?
LifeDancer wrote:OMG. WOW I'm glad I clicked on this thread -- I've used Braggs off and on for several years and made something once with some Braggs in it. My husband got skip-a-beats like happens when he eats msg and we couldn't figure *what* it could possibly be because the only thing different I had used was Braggs and we read the label and nothing wrong there and there was nothing else different about what I had made. As a result I've never made anything else for both of us that has Braggs in it and I've always kept thinking I ought to have him try it again because it *couldn't* have been the Braggs . . . . .
Thankfully I never have and it goes in the trash right now.
Thank you so much, Jeff
Dancing to the Trash Can! LifeDancer
Karen in FL wrote:While we are asking MSG questions - isn't it sometimes labeled with another names? I've heard it can come under the terms "yeast extract" and "maltodextrin" and "natural flavors" and "spices."
Karen
petalpusher wrote:Okay, just so I am clear on this. If MSG is added to the product it must be included in the ingredient list. If it is a natural occuring byproduct of the process, then it does not have to be listed (although it is reflected as part of the sodium content).
If this is true, then people like LifeDancer's husband may be playing Russian roulette with some foods.
How common is MSG as a byproduct of the process?
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