Hidden sources of manufactured free glutamate (MfG)

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.