Trader Joe's+Whole Foods put MSG in everything!

July 24, 2008

Many may not know this, but both Whole Foods and Trader Joes are HORRIBLE

with their overuse of MSG. They basically put it in every product they sell,

disguised as one of the ingredients listed below.

In case you didn't know what was up with MSG, its a neurotoxin, which means

its toxic to the brain (!!) It along with Aspartame have been linked to

developmental problems in children (ADD / ADHD, etc) as well as creating a

lot of health problems for adults (heart and brain damage, headaches,

obesity, cancer, damages to unborn fetuses, etc etc).

Some info here:

Three part video series = very informative:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/08/28/dangers-of-msg

..aspx

Good list of common items that include MSG:

http://www.inlightimes.com/archives/2007/05/msg.htm

Links to MSG and cancer:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/17/can-chinese-fo

od-cause-cancer.aspx

And the good ol¹ FDA, always there to help us out:

http://www.becomehealthynow.com/article/dietbad/32/

This is an extremely popular practice in packaged foods, and has been going

on for decades in the traditional grocery store circuit. I mean with Kraft,

Nabisco, etc = sure, I expect to get bad quality mainstream foods, loaded

with chemicals. But Whole Foods is supposed to be just that! WHOLE FOODS.

But they use the big ORGANIC word liberally, while piling on the MSG. All

" Whole Foods 365 " brand products have MSG (with the exception of raw

ingredients like nuts, lentils, etc). Examples: soy milk, soups, condiments,

beverages, crackers, chips, etc etc. Basically its easier to find the items

which do not have MSG, vs. the ones that do.

And Trader Joe's is even worse!!! They even put it in JUICE!!! Freaking

juice! Like that's not yummy enough. Trader Joe's has been doing this for

years, and Whole Foods is just following in their footsteps. I thought that

they would not succumb to this practice, but I guess in the end its not

about health or quality products, its about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

While I admit to shopping at Whole Foods (cant go to Safeway!), I do not buy

any of their branded products (nor any others which include MSG). And I have

been boycotting Trader Joe's for years. I suggest you all do the same!

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Most common (and innocent sounding) hidden names for MSG:

Spice (or spices)

Natural Flavoring (or Natural Flavors)

Yeast extract

carrageenan

hydrolyzed vegetable protein (or any hydrolyzed protein)

Maltodextrin

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Complete list:

ajinomoto

aspartame

autolyzed anything

autolyzed yeast

autolyzed yeast extract

barley malt

beef base

beef flavoring

beef stock

bouillon

broth

calcium caseinate

carrageenan

caseinate

chicken base

chicken broth

chicken flavoring

chicken stock disodium caseinate

citric acid

disodium guanylate

disodium inosinate

dough conditioner(s)

flavoring(s)

gelatin

gelatinized anything

glutamate

guar gum

hydrolyzed anything

hydrolyzed oat flour

hydrolyzed plant protein

hydrolyzed protein

hydrolyzed vegetable protein

kombu extract

l-cysteine

malt

malt syrup malt flavoring(s)

malt extract

malted anything

malted barley

malted barley flour

maltodextrin

milk solids

monosodium glutamate

natural flavor(s)

natural flavoring(s)

nutrasweet

pork base

pork flavoring

protein concentrate

protein extract

seasoned salt

seasoning(s)

smoke flavoring(s)

sodium caseinate

solids

soup base

soy extract

soy protein

soy protein concentrate

soy protein isolate

soy sauce

spice(s)

stock

textured protein

umami

vegetable gum

whey

whey protein

whey protein isolate

whey protein concentrate

yeast extract

July 24, 2008

, It looks like you put quite a lot of research into this posting.

Can you tell me how they were able to replace the products (in name)

below as MSG? This would be an illegal violation and some rather

blatant mislabeling. I'm just curious how you managed to fing this out.

Lyle...

Most common (and innocent sounding) hidden names for MSG:

Spice (or spices)

Natural Flavoring (or Natural Flavors)

Yeast extract

carrageenan

hydrolyzed vegetable protein (or any hydrolyzed protein)

Maltodextrin

July 24, 2008

>

> , It looks like you put quite a lot of research into this

posting.

> Can you tell me how they were able to replace the products (in name)

> below as MSG? This would be an illegal violation and some rather

> blatant mislabeling. I'm just curious how you managed to fing this

out.

>

> Lyle...

>

> Most common (and innocent sounding) hidden names for MSG:

>

> Spice (or spices)

> Natural Flavoring (or Natural Flavors)

> Yeast extract

> carrageenan

> hydrolyzed vegetable protein (or any hydrolyzed protein)

> Maltodextrin

>Another one you can add is flavor enhancers

July 25, 2008

All the same, it's better to eat WHOLE foods. As soon as something is

packaged you cannot be 100% if there are additives or not. With the

exception of some emergency foods, we only shop of the outside rows of

the grocery store and buy almost exclusively organic (not buying the

packaged junk makes up for the few extra dollars of organic).

Whenever I buy any packaged food, I always read the label and if there

is too much other junk in it you can be sure there's MSG hidden

somewhere too.

I wish we had a Whole Foods store here. Even the health food store

carries a few items with MSG. It's always, buyer beware. Can't blame

the stores, they just give us the options. Not everyone is interested

in health to the same degree. I can taste MSG immediately. I hate

the stuff. It masks the flavor of the food. When I eat out I usually

get a salad with no dressing or just some fresh lemon juice if they

have it. The dressing makes me gag with all the MSG. Eating out is a

bit of a nightmare if you want to stay healthy!

Sharon Hoehner

www.sharethecause.com/detoxqueen

> > Complete list:

>

> Eh??????

>

> Complete list of MSG alter-names? Thats absurd.

>

> 'Whey protein' is NOT 'MSG'. Nor are a most of the other things in that

> 'complete list'.

>

> So how much credibility should your post be given?

>

> Please, there is enough disinformation put out by the corporate

> fascists, no need to add to it with hysterical nonsense.

>

July 26, 2008

I am having a difficult time ascertaining if you even know what MSG

is!! Do you?? Some of those names don't even come close to what MSG

is, Chemically. Do you have even a faint idea what it is?? It is a

protein building block(amino acid) called glutamine that has been

nutralized by sodium hydroxide or sodium bicarbonate, so that it is

now a salt, of glutamine and sodium. Table salt is hydrochloric acid

nutralized by sodium hydroxide (lots of people call that LYE!) so why

is it so bad for you. Can you explain it's effect on body tissues, or

nervous system?? Glutaminic acid is a simple protein building block,

and sodium is a powerful alkali, but when the two neutralize each

other, they render each other somewhat harmless, just like Muriatic

Acid (Hydrochloric Acid) and Sodium Chloride neutralize each other an

make a rather innocuous compound, sodium Chloride, we call it table

salt. Things do not always look as bad as they seem.

>

> Many may not know this, but both Whole Foods and Trader Joes are

HORRIBLE

> with their overuse of MSG. They basically put it in every product

they sell,

> disguised as one of the ingredients listed below.

>

> In case you didn't know what was up with MSG, its a neurotoxin,

which means

> its toxic to the brain (!!) It along with Aspartame have been linked to

> developmental problems in children (ADD / ADHD, etc) as well as

creating a

> lot of health problems for adults (heart and brain damage, headaches,

> obesity, cancer, damages to unborn fetuses, etc etc).

>

> Some info here:

>

> Three part video series = very informative:

>

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/08/28/dangers-of-msg

> .aspx

>

> Good list of common items that include MSG:

> http://www.inlightimes.com/archives/2007/05/msg.htm

>

> Links to MSG and cancer:

>

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/17/can-chinese-fo

> od-cause-cancer.aspx

>

> And the good ol¹ FDA, always there to help us out:

> http://www.becomehealthynow.com/article/dietbad/32/

>

> This is an extremely popular practice in packaged foods, and has

been going

> on for decades in the traditional grocery store circuit. I mean with

Kraft,

> Nabisco, etc = sure, I expect to get bad quality mainstream foods,

loaded

> with chemicals. But Whole Foods is supposed to be just that! WHOLE

FOODS.

> But they use the big ORGANIC word liberally, while piling on the

MSG. All

> " Whole Foods 365 " brand products have MSG (with the exception of raw

> ingredients like nuts, lentils, etc). Examples: soy milk, soups,

condiments,

> beverages, crackers, chips, etc etc. Basically its easier to find

the items

> which do not have MSG, vs. the ones that do.

>

> And Trader Joe's is even worse!!! They even put it in JUICE!!! Freaking

> juice! Like that's not yummy enough. Trader Joe's has been doing

this for

> years, and Whole Foods is just following in their footsteps. I

thought that

> they would not succumb to this practice, but I guess in the end its not

> about health or quality products, its about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

>

> While I admit to shopping at Whole Foods (cant go to Safeway!), I do

not buy

> any of their branded products (nor any others which include MSG).

And I have

> been boycotting Trader Joe's for years. I suggest you all do the same!

>

> --

>

> Most common (and innocent sounding) hidden names for MSG:

>

> Spice (or spices)

> Natural Flavoring (or Natural Flavors)

> Yeast extract

> carrageenan

> hydrolyzed vegetable protein (or any hydrolyzed protein)

> Maltodextrin

>

> --

>

> Complete list:

>

> ajinomoto

> aspartame

> autolyzed anything

> autolyzed yeast

> autolyzed yeast extract

> barley malt

> beef base

> beef flavoring

> beef stock

> bouillon

> broth

> calcium caseinate

> carrageenan

> caseinate

> chicken base

> chicken broth

> chicken flavoring

> chicken stock disodium caseinate

> citric acid

> disodium guanylate

> disodium inosinate

> dough conditioner(s)

> flavoring(s)

> gelatin

> gelatinized anything

> glutamate

> guar gum

> hydrolyzed anything

> hydrolyzed oat flour

> hydrolyzed plant protein

> hydrolyzed protein

> hydrolyzed vegetable protein

> kombu extract

> l-cysteine

> malt

> malt syrup malt flavoring(s)

> malt extract

> malted anything

> malted barley

> malted barley flour

> maltodextrin

> milk solids

> monosodium glutamate

> natural flavor(s)

> natural flavoring(s)

> nutrasweet

> pork base

> pork flavoring

> protein concentrate

> protein extract

> seasoned salt

> seasoning(s)

> smoke flavoring(s)

> sodium caseinate

> solids

> soup base

> soy extract

> soy protein

> soy protein concentrate

> soy protein isolate

> soy sauce

> spice(s)

> stock

> textured protein

> umami

> vegetable gum

> whey

> whey protein

> whey protein isolate

> whey protein concentrate

> yeast extract

>

July 26, 2008

I don't know about msg. ly I don't worry about that particular

substance because I eat few foods likely to contain it (as far as I can

determine), and because I'm not allergic to it. Amy's and other organic

processed/combination foods usually contain sea salt, so I personally

don't use them. In fact, nearly 100% of the so-called healthier

alternatives to common processed foods do contain sea salt or

carrageenan, or algins so I can't eat them.

The sole sea salt containing food I consume is the original (no

soybeans) Ezekial bread, and I limit that strictly, and do not eat it

every day.

sol

Buddy A. Touchinsky, D.C. wrote:

> You do realize they don't make any of their own products. They buy from

> companies that provide private label brands for them. Many of the things I

> see in Trader Joes look and taste like Amy's, Annies, and other popular

> organic food companies.

>

> Since you seem to have done a lot of research on this subject, would you say

> those companies follow the same practices (of putting msg in products)?

>

July 31, 2008

Hi Tiki,

I suggest you take a look at some of the work of Dr. Blaylock

(author " Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills " and Erb (author " The Slow

Poisoning of America " ). A good website to explore would be

http://www.truthinlabeling.org/. You might even take a look at The

Glutamate Association's website at http://www.msgfacts.com/. This is a

website for a group who promotes MSG. Take a look at some of the ways in

which they encourage its use (like inducing obesity in lab rats).

Cheers,

Robin

Re: Trader Joe's+Whole Foods put MSG in everything!