Do wendys hamburgers use msg

Most fast food resturants use MSG. if you go to http://www.wendys.com/food/NutritionLanding.jsp you can find the nutritional facts, but they do not list MSG. MSG does not have to be listed according to the FDA unless it reaches certain limits. Not listing it does not mean it is not there, it can be under other names including flavorings. Below is their Homestyle Chicken Fillet, I never saw my mother use even a tenth of these ingredents.

Homestyle Chicken Fillet

Chicken Breast, Water, Modified Potato Starch, Seasoning (salt, flavor, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, yeast extract, citric acid, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, chicken broth, partially hydrogenated soybean/cottonseed oil, soy sauce solids [wheat, soybeans, salt]), Sodium Phosphate. Battered and Breaded with: Wheat Flour, Water, Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Spices, Wheat Gluten, Leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), Egg White Solids, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Fructose, Maltodextrin, Yeast, Chicken Broth, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Locust Gum, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Extractives of Paprika. Cooked in Vegetable Oil. Note: May be cooked in the same oil as Fish Fillets (where available). CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, EGG.

Kinda makes your mouth water huh?

Notice the Words Natural and Artificial Flavorings. If you are worried about MSG and you should be you should also look to your dairy products and carrenagenan another bad one. MSG is often found in many processed foods in the grocery store as well. There are two forms of MSG and Carrenagenan; natural and synthetic and the problem appears to be with the synthetic. Call Wendy's, we talk to lots of manufactures and where they may not tell you on the label they are often very clear when asked specific questions. Don't ask about MSG, ask about "free glutamic acid" and you will get the correct answer for the correct question otherwise they can honestly say no to MSG. Watch out for spices some manufacuters buy spices and have to look at those ingredents, barbaque spices are often a problem.

Remember MSG is not a spice it is not a flavor you can taste it is a chemical that tricks the brain into thinking something tastes goods. Numerous sources clearly state it causes brain damage. For myself I cannot afford to loose any brain cells.

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John

Here are a few other terms for MSG

Monosodium Glutamate

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein

Hydrolyzed Protein

Hydrolyzed Plant Protein

Plant Protein Extract

Sodium Caseinate

Calcium Caseinate

Yeast Extract

Textured Protein

Autolyzed Yeast

Hydrolyzed Oat Flour