Mountain House Food does NOT contain monosodium glutamate (MSG).
I saw a blog post suggesting some Mountain House meals did. They referred to a website (Inter-net grocer) that showed MSG listed in the contents of some of the Mountain House freeze dried food meals.

I was sure there is no MSG as I dislike any food that has MSG in it. I spend extra time when I am shopping to read the labels checking for MSG.

To make sure I had the correct information, I emailed Mountain House customer service and asked them to make a clear statement on their freeze dried food.

Here is the response;

Kevin, our products no longer contain MSG. The eggs were the only item that had this and we removed it several months ago. The internet Grocer just needs to update their information. Attached is a current ingredient list for your convenience.
Thank you,
Melanie

EXAMPLE:

Chicken Polynesian:
Cooked Chicken, Pineapple (contains sugar and citric acid), Precooked Rice, Worcestershire Sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, anchovies, tamarind, natural flavor), Modified Cornstarch, Brown Sugar, Green Peppers, Orange Juice Concentrate, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Sugar, Pimientos, Tomato Paste, Salt, Chicken Base (chicken including natural chicken juices, chicken fat, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed corn gluten, dried whey, onion powder and spice extractives, autolyzed yeast extract, turmeric), Soy Sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), Sesame/Soybean Oil, Yeast Extract, Safflower Oil, Natural Flavors, and Parsley Flakes.

Contains: Fish, Milk, Wheat and Soy

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IT MAY NOT SAY MSG BUT ANYTHING AUTOLIZED OR HYDROLIZED CREATES A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF GLUMATIC ACIDS THAT INTERACTS WITH NATURAL SALTS IN OTHER ADDITIVES THAT WILL DEFINITELY PRODUCE MSG.
See below….

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MSG HIDDEN SOURCES OF PROCESSED FREE GLUTAMIC ACID
http://WWW.truthinlabeling.org
NAMES OF INGREDIENTS THAT CONTAIN ENOUGH MSG
TO SERVE AS COMMON MSG-REACTION TRIGGERS
Autolyzed, hydrolyzed, glutamate, glutamic acid

The MSG-reaction is a reaction to free glutamic acid that occurs in food as a consequence of manufacture. MSG-sensitive people do not react to protein (which contains bound glutamic acid) or any of the minute amounts of free glutamic acid that might be found in unadulterated, unfermented, food.
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These ALWAYS contain MSG
Glutamate Glutamic acid Gelatin
Monosodium glutamate Calcium caseinate Textured protein
Monopotassium glutamate Sodium caseinate Yeast nutrient
Yeast extract Yeast food Autolyzed yeast
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
(any protein that is hydrolyzed) Hydrolyzed corn gluten Malted Barley

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These OFTEN contain MSG or create MSG during processing
Carrageenan Maltodextrin Malt extract
Natural pork flavoring Citric acid Malt flavoring
Bouillon and Broth Natural chicken flavoring Soy protein isolate
Natural beef flavoring Ultra-pasteurized Soy sauce
Stock Barley malt Soy sauce extract
Whey protein concentrate Pectin Soy protein
Whey protein Protease Soy protein concentrate
Whey protein isolate Protease enzymes Anything protein fortified
Flavors(s) & Flavoring(s) Anything enzyme modified Anything fermented
Natural flavor(s) & flavoring(s) Enzymes anything Seasonings (the word “seasonings”)

In ADDITION…
The new game is to label hydrolyzed proteins as pea protein, whey protein, corn protein, etc. If a pea, for example, were whole, it would be identified as a pea. Calling an ingredient pea protein indicates that the pea has been hydrolyzed, at least in part, and that processed free glutamic acid (MSG) is present. Relatively new to the list are wheat protein and soy protein.

Disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate are expensive food additives that work synergistically with inexpensive MSG. Their use suggests that the product has MSG in it. They would probably not be used as food additives if there were no MSG present. MSG reactions have been reported to soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, and cosmetics, where MSG is hidden in ingredients that include the words “hydrolyzed,” “amino acids,” and “protein.”

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