monosodium glutamate

Full Material List
sodium 2-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate

Identifiers

FEMA 2756
CAS 142-47-2
EINECS 205-538-1
Synonyms
  • glutacyl
  • L- glutamic acid monosodium salt
  • laevo- glutamic acid monosodium salt
  • glutamic acid sodium salt
  • DL- glutamic acid sodium salt
  • glutamic acid, monosodium salt
  • glutamic acid, sodium salt (1:1)
  • glutamic acid, sodium salt(1:1)
  • glutavene
  • M.S.G.
  • MSG
  • pentanedioate, 2-amino-, hydrogen sodium salt (1:1:1)
  • sodium 2-amino-4-carboxybutanoate
  • sodium 2-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate
  • sodium 2-ammoniopentanedioate
  • sodium 2-azaniumylpentanedioate
  • sodium 5-oxido-5-oxonorvaline
  • sodium glutamate
  • DL-mono sodium glutamate
  • sodium hydrogen 2-aminopentanedioate (1:1:1)
  • sodium hydrogen glutamate
JECFA Food Flavoring N/A
JECFA Food Additive Monosodium L-Glutamate
DG SANTE Food Flavourings N/A
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII C3C196L9FG
CoE Number 11898
XlogP3-AA N/A
Molecular Weight 170.1202993
Molecular Formula C5 H9 N O4 Na

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Flavor Type: salty salty meaty
  • Taste Description: salty meaty
  • Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found).
Odor N/A
Flavor salty
salty, meaty,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance white colorless crystalline powder (est)
Assay 99.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity N/A
Lbs/Gal (est) N/A
Refractive Index N/A
Melting Point 230.00 to 232.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 333.80 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
Flash Point 312.00 °F. TCC ( 155.70 °C. ) (est)
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.000025 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density N/A
logP (o/w) -1.435 (est)
Soluble In
  • ethyl alcohol, slightly
  • water, 1e+006 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
  • water, 3.85E+05 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
Occurrence
  • not found in nature