MSG Otherwise Known As … (Yikes!)

What do you do when you see the word MSG on the food label?  Buy the product or go elsewhere?

I thought I had MSG (known to cause everything from nausea to shortness of breath) at bay as long as I didn’t see the word Monosodium Glutamate on the food label.

Wrong!

Sneaky, greedy, food companies.  They’ve found a way around FDA’s regulation — simply rename the seasoning — with more names than one:

• Glutamic Acid
• Hydrolyzed protein
• Autolyzed protein
• Textured protein
• Yeast extract
• Autolyzed yeast extract
• Protein isolate  (Full Story)

None of us should have to double-check ingredient lists with a de-coder booklet, but these companies’ bottom lines are to supply a good tasting product and make money, not to improve your health. (Indigo Earth)

Buyers beware!