Any soup freaks here?

[usonian]

20. I've got an Amy's in yellow can and one in a dark red.

The yellow can has Chunky Tomato Bisque (Mmmmmmmmm) and the red has Thai Coconut Tom Kha Phak. The latter has quite a few ingredients, being a complex soup. The Pacific has a yellow can, Cream of Chicken and a green can, Cream of Celery (new item)

Celery has a lot of natural glutamate (from glutamic acid) That's why it adds a lot of flavor to foods.
MSG is monosodium glutamate

There is a lot of debate and many call the MSG matter urban legend and racist against Chinese, but a detailed study said mostly harmless, but some people react strongly to it. I seem to be one of them. Sucks to be a minority, eh?

I tolerate it as a natural ingredient, and I'll report back on the Cream of Celery ( or not! )

WebMD has an article on it, but in any event, it's usually a salt, and some people need to avoid salt.

https://www.webmd.com/diet/high-glutamate-foods

I think that many brands are loaded up with it. Here are some sneaky names, since it got a bad reputation, and YMMV, of course.
If you're not bothered, MSG away.

https://www.hungryforchange.tv/article/sneaky-names-for-msg-check-your-labels

more (90 of them)
https://bewellbuzz.com/body/90-msg-pseudonyms/

I avoid the scare articles. I'm just sensitive to it, AFAICT, and there's nothing to lose by avoiding some synthetic ingredient.
Natural seems OK.