Darlene and I both use Bragg’s Liquid Aminos and have for years. I’ve looked into this and to the best of my knowledge Braggs Liquid Aminos and Braggs All Purpose Seasoning is the exact same thing. One is the US version and one is the Canadian Version. Because we use Braggs so much, I thought I’d post this here on the blog so that we can refer to it when needed. Braggs is a healthy replacement product for Soy Sauce.
Braggs Liquid Aminos Information
Bragg Liquid Aminos is a Certified NON-GMO liquid protein concentrate, derived from soybeans, that contains the following Essential and Non-essential Amino Acids in naturally occurring amounts:
* Alanine
* Arginine
* Aspartic Acid
* Glutamic Acid
* Glycine
* Histidine
* Isoleucine
* Leucine
* Methionine
* Phenylalanine
* Proline
* Serine
* Threonine
* Tyrosine
* Valine
* Lysine
Great on Salads & Dressings, Soups, Veggies, Rice & Beans, Tofu, Wok & Stir fry, Tempeh, Casseroles, Potatoes, Meats, Poultry, Fish, Jerky, Popcorn, Gravies & Sauces, Macrobiotics.
Ingredients: Our Bragg Liquid Aminos are made from health-giving, NON-GMO soybeans and purified water. They are an excellent, healthy, gourmet replacement for Tamari and Soy Sauce. Not fermented or heated and Gluten-Free.
Bragg’s has a small amount of naturally occurring sodium. No table salt is added. If less sodium is desired use a 6 oz. Bragg’s spray bottle and dilute with 1/3 distilled water or to taste and then either add in or spray on food.
HEALTH BENEFITS
- A source of delicious, nutritious, life-renewing protein.
- Taste you’ll love – Nutrition you need.
- Great on salads, veggies, dressings, soups, rice, beans, Wok foods, tofu, gravies, jerky, poultry, fish, popcorn, meats, casseroles, potatoes and most foods.
- Contains important healthy amino acids
Bragg Liquid Aminos contains
- no chemicals
- no artificial coloring
- no alcohol
- no preservatives
- no Gluten
- Certified NON-GMO
Where Do You Get Braggs Liquid Aminos
Of course the next logical question is where do you buy this stuff? It’s available anywhere natural foods are sold and that’s just about anywhere now. I get mine here in Edmonton at my local Planet Organic store. There are two Planet Organic stores in Edmonton, one at Jasper and 122st and the other at 80 ave and 104 st, next to Blockbuster Video. It’s also available in the natural food section of Save-on-Foods and probably at Safeway. Darlene and I buy the small pump version shown here so that we can control the amount that we put on our foods. Then we buy the larger bottle and use it to refill the pump bottle. We store the small pump bottle in the fridge and the large bottle in our pantry without worry of it going bad. I really don’t know why we keep the small bottle in the fridge, just habit I guess.
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Great stuff… you can get this in all sizes on http://www.shopnatural.com
Here is a link with some great protein recipes using Braggs Liquid Aminos that my wife and I use a lot.
google for braggs liquid amino and you’ll find that it’s made from soy slurry mixed with hydrochloric acid, then neutralised with baking soda or other base chemical.
make your own conclusions
I had my doubt about Braggs liquid amino. After all, how can a liquid soy that is supposed not to be fermentated can get this dark color unless it is carbonized or processed in an non-natural way?
Better turn to non genetically modified soya sauce!
You failed to notify readers that there is MSG in Braggs
Liquid Aminos. We have recently found this out. We used Braggs Aminos for over 10 years. 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. No wonder such a salty taste.
What a letdown.
@Sue, there is NO WAY that MSG is in Braggs liquid aminos. The Bragg family is completely committed to natural health and most certainly would not put MSG in their products.
I’d have to see that on the Bragg’s website or in some sort of announcement from the Bragg family before I would believe it.
it’s a soy sauce. It has sodium in it. That’s why it tastes salty
could you please leave or submit some sort of reference that leads you to believe this about Bragg’s and MGS
@Sue, after typing that last response, I’ve had a quick look (as I’m heading out the door) and will do some more research on the subject.
You’ve opened a very interesting can of worms for me here.
hmmmm, thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Hi Rob,
Below is the link where I found that Braggs Aminos is not what it claims.
http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/2005/06/bragg liquid am.html
I know. We trusted and believed in everything the man said,
but now have large doubts.
any soy sauce will have naturally occurring msg. it isn’t added as an ingredient, but it occurs naturally in mushrooms and fermented soy products.
Cara,
MSG may be in fermented soy sauces.
But the Bragg Empire says that Braggs Aminos is not fermented.
How do you explain that?
Rob, go easy on SUE. She us just trying to pass on the truth. Here is a link. Braggs has already stated that the soy is hydrolyzed. This creates glutamic acids (thats what the “g” in msg is).
http://www.raw4life.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=81
Vic
Remember, arsenic is also “all natural”
@Victor, believe me, I’m totally in the Bragg camp. Totally. They’ve been doing health longer than I’ve been alive. I still use Braggs and will continue to use it.
I’m simply getting my facts straight so that I know what the latest poop on the subject is.
I’m ALL in favor of Braggs Liquid Aminos.
hey, “arsenic is also natural” is MY line! lol
thanks for the comment
I like the Braggs products I have tried. Maybe it is me, but I could not get the link that Sue provided to work in my browser. I could not get the link that Victor provided to work as well.
AllTheBest,
Gary
I also could not access Sue’s link. Braggs is awesome though, sure hope there isn’t enough MSG to worry about
There is no MSG in Bragg’s Liquid Aminos.
I have spoken directly with Patricia Bragg (personally) after she found this page and then found me herself on facebook.
Regarding @Sue’s link: The We Like It Raw website did some sort of house cleaning and they’ve moved or fixed the link.
It’s now at http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/2005/06/bragg_liquid_am.html
that should work
as for Vic’s, I have no help. It is broken
That’s Great Rob. Thanks for the fast response. Very happy it has no MSG
Wow. This is a WAY old topic, so I am just throwing in some late-coming common sense from the chemistry point of view.
MSG is MonoSodiumGlutamate. This means there is ONE sodium cation (positively charged ion) for each molecule of Glutamate anion (negatively charged ion).
When MSG is placed in water, it dissociates. That means that the water molecules surround and carry off the sodium while more water molecules surround and carry off the glutamate. When MSG is mixed with water, it is no longer MSG but freely-dissolved sodium ions and freely-dissolved glutamate ions.
Glutamate (the negatively charged ion) is also created by and used in the human body. It is not only an amino acid (used in building proteins) but is also the most common neurotransmitter you have — and is therefor quite necessary for your body to function.
Because sodium ions are also a primary part of the human nervous system, it is certain that all the ingredients of Monosodium Glutamate are side-by-side in the human body and must be if we are going to survive. As long as the sodium and glutamate are dissolved in the water of the body, however, they do not bond together in sufficient quantities to be called MSG.
But the glutamate can also associate with Hydrogen ions (called protons). When this is true, the compound is called Glutamic Acid: one hydrogen ion is attached to a Glutamate ion. We could technically call this compound MonoHydrogen Glutamate (MHG). Again, Hydrogen ions are found throughout the human body (though, unlike sodium ions, these are highly destructive and are not allowed to exist just anywhere inside the body).
So in your body (like in your blood) you have sodium ions, hydrogen ions, and glutamate ions. All the fixin’s of MSG and Glutamic Acid (MHG).
If your blood spills and the water evaporates, then the ions are no longer held apart by the water molecules. The sodium ions will stick to ANYTHING they find that is negatively charged in the blood remnants as will the hydrogen ions. In fact, BOTH MSG (Na:Glutamate) and MHG (Glutamic Acid, or H:Glutamate) will be formed in the drying blood.
The problem with MSG is not the glutamate for most people. remember, Glutamate is a naturally occurring neurotransmitter (in fact, that’s why you crave it as a “savory” taste and you even have taste buds that are sensitive to it). There are a few people who feel uncomfortable after they consume more than a little Glutamate at a time. The side effects of this sensitivity range from mild dizziness or numbing of the tongue to even more benign symptoms… so we’re not talking anything dangerous here.
The real danger in MSG itself (not in Glutamate) is the sodium. Excessive sodium in the diet is a very bad thing even though sodium is used to make every single nerve in your body work. But too much sodium can cause your kidneys to retain extra water in your blood thereby increasing your blood’s volume and hence your blood pressure.
Again: Glutamate is a perfectly naturally-occurring and ESSENTIAL amino acid and neurotransmitter in your body (used for nerve function and for building proteins). MSG and MHG are naturally-occurring ‘salts’ of glutamate.
In conclusion, Bragg’s Liquid Amino Acids has no choice but to contain the ingredients for both MSG and MHG. These salts WILL exist briefly in the liquid form, but generally the water prevents them from staying formed for long. This does not mean that Bragg’s has MSG or MHG added to it, but it does mean that both compounds are, in fact, a natural part of the liquid that we buy in stores.
Peace out.
THANKS BRIAN FOR BREAKING IT DOWN IN TERMS I CAN UNDERSTAND
see Non-brewed method = Not fermented (chemical hydrolysis).
Reed all links by order
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Soy-Sauce.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-hydrolyzed_vegetable_protein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochloric_acid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide
Braggs is a healthy replacement product for Soy Sauce or may be opposite ???
All I know is that three times I have tried to use that stuff, and EVERY TIME I broke out with nasty cold sores on my lip. I suspect that the aminos it contains are not balanced; i.e., it has too much arginine and not enough lysine. There are better ways of getting amino acids, like eating gelatin, which also happens to be full of lysine.
not sure many vegetarians would be eating gelatin. Um, braggs liquid aminos happens to have aminos in it. I use it as a replacement for soy sauce, not for the amino acid content.
It just tastes good on rice or veggies.