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>Ugh...someone wrote that hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) is MSG.  He then
>said that it was, therefore, NOT gluten-free.  I KNOW HVP is a no-no.  But the
>rest of his statements brings two questions to mind:  (1)  is HVP really MSG?
>(2)  Is MSG gluten-containing?  I know people say they do better without it,
>but my understanding was that MSG is NOT gluten-containing.  Help!   I haven't
>been avoiding it in my son's diet...am I poisoning him with gluten
>inadvertently?
 
That may have been me. As a person who is hypersensitive to msg in all it's
forms (it gives me 6 week migraines), I have had to learn a lot about it,
mostly from the NOMSG society.  HVP is, without a doubt, MSG.  It may only
contain a percentage of MSG, but who cares how much!  As to the gluten
part, the problem is that HVP may come from all sorts of sources...when I
call manufacturers, they usually say...we don't know what each batch is
made from, we just order the most cost effective brand.  When a
manufacturer gets cagey on me, I tend to get nervous about that product.
 
So even if it is not a gluten product, who needs it anyhow?
 
 
Gary Roberts <[log in to unmask]>
Boston, MA
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