Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) also known as sodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids.MSG was 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 L-glutamate form of MSG confers the same umami taste of free L-glutamate naturally found in foods.
