| L-GLUTAMIC ACID | |
| INS: | 620 | FEMA No.: | 3285 | JECFA No.: | 1420 | Chemical names: | L-(+)-GLUTAMIC ACID; L-alpha-AMINOGLUTARIC ACID; L-2-AMINO-PENTANEDIOIC ACID | Synonyms: | GLUTAMIC ACID | Functional class: | FLAVOUR ENHANCER; SALT SUBSTITUTE | Latest evaluation: | 2004 | ADI: | NOT SPECIFIED (1987) | Comments: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Not evaluated using the Procedure for the Safety Evaluation of Flavouring Agents; the substance is a macronutrient and a normal component of protein and, as such, human exposure through food is orders of magnitude higher than the anticipated level of exposure from use as a flavouring agent. The group ADI 'not specified' established at the thirty-first meeting for L-glutamic acid and its ammonium, calcium, monosodium, magnesium and potassium salts was maintained at the sixty-third meeting. | Report: | TRS 928-JECFA 63/98 | Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/88 | Tox monograph: | FAS 54-JECFA 63/435 | Previous status: | 2001, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/192 (METALS LIMITS). R.
1987, TRS 759-JECFA 31/29, FNP 38-JECFA 31/87, FAS 22-JECFA 31/97; COMPENDIUM/695. NOT SPECIFIED. NS. R 1973, NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/23, FAS 7/NMRS 54B-JECFA 18/105 (1974), FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/424. 0-120 (AS GLUTAMIC ACID, ADDITIONAL TO GLUTAMIC ACID INTAKE FROM ALL NON-ADDITIVE DIETARY SOURCES. ADI NOT APPLICABLE TO INFANTS UNDER 12 WEEKS OF AGE). FU. N (1974) |
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