Stefanie Campbell wrote:
>
> i would love to see a list of all the hidden names for MSG!
> stef

Here's  one list (from Blaylock, "Excitotoxins: The taste That Kills")

Monosodium glutamate
potassium glutamate
hydrolyzed anything (protein, soy protein, plant protein, casein...)
plant protein extract
sodium caseinate
calcium caseinate
yeast extract
autolyzed yeast
Textured protein (I've seem lots of reactions to TVP in vegetarians)
bouillon
stock
broth
flavoring
natural flavoring
saesoning
spices

and may or may not be found in:

carrageenan
enzymes
soy protein concentrate
soy protein isolate
whey protein concentrate

I used to send samples to Woodson Tenant labs in Michigan (I think)
where they could tell me how much MSG was in a food source. Now, I rely
on patient reports---yes, that bad, unscientific word, anecdotes. Give
me anecdotes every time. For example, the customer service rep at Star
Kist swore up and down that there was no MSG in their Chunk Light Tuna
in Spring Water, but I had an MSG patient react to it. Woodson Tenant
labs detected the presence of MSG in a can I sent them.

Maybe I'm wrong about Masterpiece and Bulls Eye (also Chris n' Pitts),
but I trust in repeated patient reports. I trust all info from Don Wiss
too (he doesn't say much, but he's always right) and he says spices
don't have MSG. But something in Masterpeice causes a reaction, and
George Schwartz, M.D., and Russell Blaylock, M.D. list spices as "could
contain MSG."

So, the bottom line is, we are all a little confused. Because that's
what the food manufacturers have been trying to do. So to heck with
them, I say. If's it unclear, don't put it in your mouth, or in the food
of someone you care about.

One more good one. Farmland Rice Pilaf says "No MSG added" on the front
of the package, but the ingredients include autolyzed yeast and natural
flavors and spices. Does it really have MSG? What does "added" mean? I
have seen no reactions because I tell patients not to eat it.

Daniel A. Twogood, D.C.