Are you REALLY avoiding MSG?
Personally, I figured I was on top of MSG. I know it is in chicken salt, and we have chicken ‘n’ chips once a fortnight. And there’s a Singapore Curry packet mix that is extremely tasty. Neither seem to affect me afterwards. But then again, when I check labels, I’m only looking for MSG (amongst other things).
But according to Coping with MSG, these are the other ingredients that signify a certain presence of MSG:
Glutamic acid (E 620)
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
Ajinomoto
Autolyzed yeast
Calcium caseinate
Gelatin
Anything “hydrolyzed”
Any “hydrolyzed protein”
Anything “…protein”
Sodium caseinate
Soy protein; soy protein concentrate; Soy protein isolate
Textured protein
Vetsin
Whey protein; Whey protein concentrate; Whey protein isolate
Yeast extract
Yeast food
I reckon it is easier to just cut out processed foods than try and remember that list! And if you thought that list was long, follow the above link to see the rest of the list, additional ingredients that could mean MSG is present.