• Hidden sources of manufactured free glutamate (MfG) Saturday’s Secrets: Week 46

    October 22, 2022 /

    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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