| FEMA | 2756 |
| CAS | 142-47-2 |
| EINECS | 205-538-1 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | 11898 |
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| Odor | N/A |
| Flavor | salty salty, meaty, |
| Material Notes | one of the flavoring agents used to impart a meat-like flavor. medically it has been used to reduce blood ammonia levels in ammoniacal azotemia, therapy of hepatic coma, in psychosis, and mental retardation. Food flavour enhancer Monosodium glutamate, also known as sodium glutamate or MSG, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids. It has been classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and by the European Union as a food additive. MSG has the HS code 29224220 and the E number E621. The glutamate of MSG confers the same umami taste of glutamate from other foods, being chemically identical. Industrial food manufacturers market and use MSG as a flavor enhancer because it balances, blends and rounds the total perception of other tastes. Trade names of monosodium glutamate include AJI-NO-MOTO�, Vetsin, and Ac'cent. [Wikipedia] |