http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/tags/fda Low sodium diet community en-US Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:31:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/search.php http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/topic/what-is-msg-and-why-is-the-bad-for-low-sodium-diet#post-10 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:33:25 +0000 DietGuru 10@http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/ <p>Some food processors use "hydrolyzed proteins" to enhance flavor. These hydrolized proteins contain MSG, which is the sodium salt of glutamic acid (a building block of proteins).</p> <p>Since FDA does not require food processors to report MSG in their nutrition labels, you have to check ingredients section of the food packaging and see if it has any "hydrolyzed proteins". </p>