Hidden sources of manufactured free glutamate (MfG) Saturday’s Secrets: Week 46
Ingredients that always contain MfG
Glutamic acid (E 620) *1 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 “Hydrolyzed”
any “Hydrolyzed protein”
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 “Protein”
anything “Protein fortified”
anything “Protein concentrate”
anything “Protein isolate”
Zinc proteninate
anything “Proteninate”
Soy sauce
Soy sauce extract
Protease
anything “Enzyme modified” anything containing “Enzymes”
anything “Fermented”
Vetsin
Ajinomoto
Ingredients that often contain or produce MfG during processing
Carrageenan (E 407)
Bouillon and broth
Stock
any “Flavors” or “flavoring” Natural flavor
Maltodextrin
Oligodextrin
Citric acid,
Citrate (E 330)
anything “Ultra-pasteurized” Barley malt
Malted barley
Pectin (E 440)
Malt extract
Seasonings
Soy milk
Ingredients suspected of containing or creating sufficient processed free glutamic acid to serve as MfG-reaction triggers in HIGHLY SENSITIVE people
Corn starch
Corn syrup
Modified food starch
Lipolyzed butter fat
Dextrose
Rice syrup
Brown rice syrup
Milk powder
Reduced fat milk (skim; 1%; 2%) most things “Low fat” or “No fat” anything “Enriched”
anything “Vitamin enriched” anything “Pasteurized”
Annatto
Vinegar
Balsamic vinegar
certain Amino Acid Chelates (Citrate, Aspartate, and Glutamate are used as chelating agents with mineral supplements.)
*1 E numbers are use in Europe in place of food additive names.
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