I love Bragg's Liquid Aminos. I guess I need to add it to my list of foods to avoid. I had no idea.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- You can buy a wheat free Tamari. Check ingredients, too.
I never could use Braggs. It triggered seizures.
A note for those who love seaweed: it contains a natural MSG, which in small amounts is not exacly the same as that made in the laboratory and processed but still can be excitatory. So, be aware if you feel "wired" from it and cut back.
Those with anxiety or seizure disorders need to approach seaweed with caution. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
One teaspoon of Organic Tamari contains one-eighth the sodium as one teaspoon of salt.
Certified gluten free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization. -
Posted by LoneDove (Member # 16516) on :
Yes, braggs is soybeans and water and according to braggs marketing:
"In this secret process soybeans are converted into a liquid vegetable protein."
From the website you referenced to:
"MSG is shorthand for processed free glutamic acid, i.e., glutamic acid that has been manufactured or freed from protein through processing or bacterial fermentation.
It is a toxic substance. It can be used without disclosure.
To understand how MSG can easily be hidden, you must first understand that there are two very distinct ways of manufacturing MSG.
The first is through manufacture of a product called ``monosodium glutamate.'' There are a number of ways in which this can be achieved, but the end result will always be a product that contains glutamic acid (glutamate), sodium (salt), moisture, and a number of contaminants. It is important to understand that in ``monosodium glutamate,'' glutamic acid will be the only amino acid present. If there were other amino acids present while the ``monosodium glutamate'' was being manufactured, they would have been cleaned out. When any product contains 79% free glutamic acid (with the balance being made up of salt, moisture, and up to 1 per cent contaminants), the product is called ``monosodium glutamate'' by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and must be labeled as such. FDA regulations require that all food ingredients be called by their ``common or usual names,'' and ``monosodium glutamate'' is the ``common or usual name'' of the ingredient that contains 79% free glutamic acid (with the balance being made up of salt, moisture, and up to 1 per cent contaminants).
The second way of producing MSG is through breakdown of protein, i.e., processed free glutamic acid (MSG) is created when protein is either partially or fully broken apart into its constituent amino acids.
A protein can be broken into its constituent amino acids in a number of ways (autolysis, hydrolysis, enzymolysis, and/or fermentation). When a protein is subject to autolysis, hydrolysis, enzymolysis, and/or fermentation, the amino acid chains in the protein are broken, and the amino acids are freed. Acids, enzymes, and/or fermentation processes may be used to create MSG in this way.
There are over 40 food ingredients besides ``monosodium glutamate'' that contain processed free glutamic acid (MSG).
Each, according to the FDA, must be called by its own, unique, ``common or usual name.''
``Autolyzed yeast,'' ``maltodextrin,'' ``sodium caseinate,'' and ``soy sauce'' are the common or usual names of some ingredients that contain MSG.
Unlike the ingredient called ``monosodium glutamate,'' they give the consumer no clue that there is MSG in the ingredient."
Posted by LoneDove (Member # 16516) on :
The label used to say ``no MSG'' but the FDA has told them to take off that statement because there is MSG in the aminos.
"A while back we were had chatted here and questioned whether above has msg or not and Patricia Bragg said NO.
We'll here's some info. that says yes, and FDA had her remove her NO MSG label. You can check on the documentation self. A friend sent this is who a researcher. I don't have his permission to release his name, but this should ans. the question on YES, above has MSG per FDA.
"MSG-sensitive people react to any glutamic acid that has been freed from protein through a manufacturing process providing that they ingest an amount that exceeds their individual tolerance for the substance. Consequently, consumers refer to all processed free glutamic acid as MSG. This fact was acknowledged by the FDA in the "FDA Backgrounder" dated August 31, 1995.
Under Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act it is deceptive and misleading to say "No MSG" or "No MSG added" on a processed food label that contains free glutamic acid. It is for this reason that the FDA forced Live Products, manufacturer of Bragg Liquid Aminos, to remove the words "No MSG" from the product's label."
Posted by kidsgotlyme (Member # 23691) on :
This makes me a little mad because the Bragg family is all into healthy living and eating right.
Why would they allow that junk into their product?? I can't think of any other reason than greed!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Well CRA*!!!
I'm going to ask my naturopath about that... I'll be he doesn't know. He sells it in his health food store.
Posted by LoneDove (Member # 16516) on :
quote:Originally posted by kidsgotlyme: This makes me a little mad because the Bragg family is all into healthy living and eating right.
Why would they allow that junk into their product?? I can't think of any other reason than greed!!
Very disappointing! I've read their books and their ACV w/mother is good as far as I know.