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	FDA Backgrounder: FDA and Monosodium Glutamate
		Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is used as a flavor enhancer in a variety of foods prepared at home, in restaurants, and by food processors.
		MSG is the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid and a form of glutamate.
		Glutamate itself is in many living things: It is found naturally in our bodies and in protein-containing foods, such as cheese, milk, meat, peas, and mushrooms.
	www.cfsan.fda.gov /~lrd/msg.html (1901 words)

	The Discovery of Umami
		Glutamate is an amino acid, and is a building block of protein.
		To be used as seasoning, glutamate had to have some of the same physical characteristics which are found, for example, in sugar and salt: it had to be easily soluble in water but neither absorb humidity nor solidify.
		Because monosodium glutamate has no smell or specific texture of its own, it can be used in many different dishes where it naturally enhances the original flavor of the food.
	www.glutamate.org /media/glutamate.htm (0 words)

	Ingredients -- Monosodium glutamate
		Glutamic acid is a component of many proteins, such as those in dairy products, meat, legumes, and mushrooms.
		Glutamates can be produced by fermentation of starches or sugars, but also by breaking the bonds between amino acids in proteins, leaving free amino acids.
		However, free glutamate, as found in soy sauce or prepared foods, enters the bloodstream much faster than the glutamates bound in proteins, where they are released slowly during digestion.
	sci-toys.com /ingredients/msg.html (396 words)

	207. Monosodium glutamate (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 48a)
		MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE Biological data Biochemical aspects L-glutamic acid occurs as a common constituent of proteins and protein hydrolysates and can be synthesized by the rat and rabbit from acetate fragments.
		Monosodium glutamate caused reversible blockage of beta wave in the electroretinogram in immature mice and rats indicating retinotoxicity (Potts et al., 1960).
		Monosodium glutamate has been used in the treatment of mentally retarded children in doses up to 48 g daily but on average 10-15 g was given.
	www.inchem.org /documents/jecfa/jecmono/v48aje09.htm (7224 words)

	All about MSG
		MSG or monosodium glutamate is the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid.
		Glutamate is the most commonly found amino acid in nature, the average diet provides 10 g to 20 g of bound glutamate (bound in protein) and 1 g free glutamate (not bound in protein).
		Monosodium glutamate is one of the most extensively researched ingredients in the food supply, involving literally hundreds of studies in the past 30 years alone.
	www.msg.org.au /main.html (2782 words)

	monosodium glutamate - Encyclopedia.com
		Monosodium glutamate and the Chinese Restaurant Syndrome: a review of food additive safety.
		Monosodium glutamate: a statement of the Institute of Food Technologists.
		Missing MSG: monosodium glutamate has been a key savory flavor enhancer and food processor favorite for nearly a century, but it seems more consumers are asking for something different.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-X-monosodi.html (0 words)

	Glutamic acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glutamic acid (Glu), also referred to as glutamate (the anion), is one of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids.
		Glutamic acid is present in a wide variety of foods and is responsible for one of the five basic tastes of the human sense of taste (umami), especially in its physiological form, the sodium salt of glutamate in a neutral pH.
		Glutamate does not easily pass the blood brain barrier, but: "glutamate flux from plasma into brain is mediated by a high affinity transport system at the BBB" [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glutamate (1101 words)

	FamilyHaven: FDA Backgrounder on Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Monosodium Glutamate has been used for many years as a flavor enhancer for a variety of foods prepared at home, in restaurants, and by food processors.
		Glutamic acid, or glutamate, is a major "building block" of many proteins in foods, such as cheese, meat, peas, mushrooms, and milk.
		Scientists' concerns are not related to consumption of foods that naturally contain glutamates; the concern, rather, is that a diet extremely high in MSG used as a flavor enhance could result in acute elevation of glutamate in the blood.
	www.familyhaven.com /health/bak-msg.html (1507 words)

	Everything You Need To Know About Glutamate And Monosodium Glutamate
		Glutamate is also produced by the human body and is vital for metabolism and brain function.
		Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is the sodium salt of glutamate.
		The human body treats glutamate that is added to foods in the form of MSG the same as the natural glutamate found in food.
	www.ific.org /publications/brochures/msgbroch.cfm (0 words)

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		Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, an amino acid and an important component of protein.
		Glutamate is a natural element found in virtually all foods such as meat, fish, poultry, milk (including mother's milk), and many vegetables.
		MSG (Monosodium Glutamate), a common flavor enhancer added in foods, was found to cause infertility problems in test animals.
	lycos.com /info/monosodium-glutamate.html (458 words)

	What is Monosodium Glutamate?
		With such a scientific name as monosodium glutamate, one might assume it is the end result of a food chemist's secret experiment.
		Monosodium glutamate is a sodium salt derivative of a natural amino acid called glutamate.
		Monosodium glutamate can be purchased as a separate ingredient, primarily in Asian grocery stores, or found in popular steak seasonings or tenderizers.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-monosodium-glutamate.htm (0 words)

	Monosodium Glutamate and MSG
		In her last years, the French chef who seems never to have mentioned "monosodium glutamate" in any of her recipes, was heard, in an interview, applauding its use.
		In addition, the free glutamic acid found in MSG and the free aspartic acid found in aspartame both have been shown to kill brain cells and cause subsequent endocrine disorders in laboratory animals.
		INSIDE THE GLUTAMATE INDUSTRY: a look at one way that food, drug, dietary supplement, and cosmetic companies are encouraged to tell people that they couldn't possibly have had MSG-reactions from their MSG-containing products; and are also encouraged to mislabel products by stating "No MSG" or "No added MSG" when, in fact, their products contain MSG.
	www.truthinlabeling.org (0 words)

	Brain Lesions, Obesity, and Other Disturbances in Mice Treated with Monosodium Glutamate -- Olney 164 (3880): 719 -- ...
		In newborn mice subcutaneous injectionis of monosodium glutamate
		Monosodium glutamate admlinistration to the newborn reduces reproductive ability in female and male mice.
		Monosodium Glutamate: Lack of Effects on Brain and Reproductive Function in Rats.
	www.sciencemag.org /cgi/content/abstract/164/3880/719 (0 words)

	MSG — Glutamate — Monosodium Glutamate — E621
		Monosodium Glutamate also known as MSG enhances the natural flavours of meats, poultry, seafood, and many vegetables.
		Processed free glutamic acid — Monosodium Glutamate/MSG/E621 - is contained in all alcohol in small amounts, and taken with MSG laced food increases the severity and onset of the symptoms.
		Processed food industries and Glutamate manufacturers are always on a quest to disguise MSG that is added to food.
	www.dare2baware.com /article/5987/msg-glutamate-monosodium-glutamate-e621- (718 words)

	What is monosodium glutamate? (EUFIC)
		Glutamate is a naturally occurring amino acid that is found in nearly all foods, especially high protein foods such as dairy products, meat and fish and in many vegetables.
		Monosodium glutamate used to be blamed for the “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome” because the first anecdotal report was made following consumption of a Chinese meal and monosodium glutamate is widely used in Asian cooking.
		When monosodium glutamate is used in combination with a small amount of table salt, it can help to reduce the total sodium in a recipe by 20 to 40% while maintaining flavour.
	www.eufic.org /page/en/faqid/monosodium-glutamate (564 words)

	Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Information and Facts
		Monosodium Glutamate or MSG is a man-made flavor enhancer.
		This glutamate is a vital neurotransmitter - a chemical which allows communication between neurons — cells in the brain.
		Natural glutamate consists of two amino acids — glutamic acid and glutamine, which are bound up in the protein molecules of a food.
	www.healthdangers.com /drugs/MSG (384 words)

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		Aspartic acid and glutamic acid load on the same receptors in the brain, cause the same brain damage and neuroendocrine disorders in experimental animals, and, with the exception of blindness related to aspartame ingestion, cause virtually the same adverse reactions in humans.
		There are over 40 commonly used food additives/ingredients in addition to "monosodium glutamate" that contain "processed free glutamic acid." All cause adverse reactions in people who ingest amounts of "processed free glutamic acid" that exceed their tolerance levels.
		Pharmaceutical grade L-glutamic acid was often used to produce these disorders until neuroscientists observed that monosodium glutamate, an inexpensive food additive, could be substituted for laboratory-grade free glutamic acid in these studies and produce the same effects.
	www.lycos.com /info/monosodium-glutamate--foods.html?page=2 (738 words)

	Monosodium glutamate (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Glutamic acid is in a class of chemicals known as excitotoxins, high levels of which have been shown in animal studies to cause damage to areas of the brain unprotected by the blood-brain barrier and that a variety of chronic diseases can arise out of this neurotoxicity.
		their measurements of the blood plasma levels of glutamic acid after ingestion of monosodium glutamate and aspartame demonstrate that there is not a cause for concern.
		The free glutamic acid component of MSG may also be present in a wide variety of other additives, including hydrolyzed vegetable proteins, hydrolyzed yeast, soy extracts, and "natural flavorings".
	www.tocatch.info /en/MSG_rats.htm (2144 words)

	Monosodium glutamate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In its pure form, it appears as a white crystalline powder; when dissolved in water (or saliva) it rapidly dissociates into free sodium and glutamate ions (glutamate is the anionic form of glutamic acid, a naturally occurring amino acid).
		Glutamate itself is a widespread amino acid: it is found naturally in human bodies and in protein-containing foods, such as peas, mushrooms, seaweed, tomatoes, fermented soy products, yeast extracts, nuts, legumes, meats and most dairy products.
		It is known that the glutamate ion is important in memory retrieval in humans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monosodium_glutamate (2621 words)

	If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn't everyone in Asia have a headache? \| Food monthly \| The Observer
		We now know that glutamate is present in almost every food stuff, and that the protein is so vital to our functioning that our own bodies produce 40 grams of it a day.
		Almost all foods have some naturally occurring glutamate in them but the ones with most are obvious: ripe tomatoes, cured meats, dried mushrooms, soy sauce, Bovril and of course Worcester sauce, nam pla (with 950mg per 100g) and the other fermented fish sauces of Asia.
		Monosodium glutamate is a chemical in the same way that the water we drink and the oxygen we breathe are chemicals,' explains an MSG website.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /foodmonthly/story/0,9950,1522368,00.html (3477 words)

	A common flavor enhancer - monosodium glutamate FDA Consumer - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Free glutamate, which results when glutamate is released during the breakdown of a protein molecule, occurs naturally in many foods, such as meat, milk, mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, and tomatoes.
		Glutamate is commonly found in food, primarily from protein sources.
		Other salts of glutamic acid--such as monopotassium glutamate and monoammonium glutamate--also have to be declared on labels and can't be lumped together under "spices," "natural flavoring" or other general terms.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1370/is_1_37/ai_97298817?lstpn=article_results&lstpc=search&lstpr=external&lstprs=other&lstwid=1&lstwn=search_results&lstwp=body_middle (698 words)

	Monosodium glutamate (MSG) adverse reaction - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a food additive used as a flavor enhancer.
		Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer, and, when consumed in large amounts, can cause flushing, sensations of warmth, headache, facial pressure, chest pain, or feelings of detachment in some people.
		Prevention information for Monosodium glutamate (MSG) adverse reaction has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /m/monosodium_glutamate_msg_adverse_reaction/intro.htm (556 words)

	ExToxNet Food Additives Page: IFIC Review on Monosodium Glutamate: The Myths
		Such is the case with monosodium glutamate (MSG), which, even though it has been used extensively for nearly a century, continues to be examined in light of current scientific knowledge and methods of testing.
		Glutamic acid, or glutamate, is one of the most common amino acids found in nature.
		Glutamate is predominantly naturally occurring in these protein sources, and when proteins are broken down, glutamate is converted into glutamic acid.
	extoxnet.orst.edu /faqs/additive/ificmsg.htm (4599 words)

	Timely Topic: Monosodium Glutamate (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Free glutamate is added to foods to enhance flavor primarily in the form of MSG.
		The glutamate content of MSG is 78 percent; the remainder is sodium and water.
		The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) believes that people who are concerned that they may be sensitive to MSG should consult their physicians for challenge tests to determine if MSG is the cause of their adverse reactions.
	www.oznet.ksu.edu /dp_fnut/_timely/MONO.HTM (546 words)

	Why MSG is harmful (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Monosodium glutamate is a drug and a neurotransmitter.
		Glutamate is a highly regulated chemical of the nervous system, and a proper balance is necessary for healthy brain and organ function.
		The processed form—monosodium glutamate—is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, and it is the highly refined substance (which actually looks a lot like table salt) that is added in huge quantities to most processed foods at manufacturing facilities.
	www.nomsg.com /harmful.html (305 words)

	Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) - the facts — Foodfacts
		Glutamate is also the precursor of the important amino acid, glutamine, which plays an essential role in the immune system as well as for the maintenance of the health of the small intestine.
		Glutamate, in the form of MSG added to food, is metabolised by the body in the same way as glutamate that naturally exists in food.
		For example, the body is not capable of distinguishing between glutamate naturally occurring in tomatoes and MSG which may have been added to tomato sauce.
	www.foodfacts.org.za /siteindex/msg (764 words)

	The Facts on Monosodium Glutamate (EUFIC)
		One food ingredient that is commonly on the receiving end of bad press is monosodium glutamate, or MSG.
		Monosodium glutamate can be safely used to add flavour and appeal to foods, and even to reduce sodium levels in foods.
		If you think you are sensitive to monosodium glutamate or any other food ingredient, the best advice is to check with your doctor or with a dietitian.
	www.eufic.org /article/en/page/FTARCHIVE/artid/monosodium-glutamate (907 words)

	Monosodium Glutamate
		Glutamate is an amino acid essential for metabolism and brain function and is manufactured by the body.
		Glutamate occurs naturally in protein-containing foods such as cheese, milk, mushrooms, meat, fish, and many vegetables like tomatoes.
		The MSG added to food is handled in the body the same way as natural glutamate found in foods.
	missourifamilies.org /features/nutritionarticles/nut67.htm (346 words)

	Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On December 13, 1994, a legal document referred to as a Citizen Petition was filed with the FDA requesting that the FDA initiate a regulation that would cause all processed food to be measured post-production for free glutamic acid, the processed food component that consumers refer to as monosodium glutamate (MSG).
		The FDA requires that the ingredient “monosodium glutamate” be listed on the labels of foods in which it is used.
		However, free glutamic acid is also found, in varying amounts, in over 40 other labeled ingredients whose names give no clue to the fact that free glutamic acid is present as a component of the ingredients.
	www.price-pottenger.org /Articles/MSG.htm (2124 words)

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