L-GLUTAMIC ACID

Overview

Chemical Names
L-(+)-Glutamic acid; L-alpha-Aminoglutaric acid; L-2-Amino-pentanedioic acid
Synonyms
Glutamic acid
CAS number
56-86-0
JECFA number
1420
INS
620
FEMA number
3285
Functional Class
Food Additives
FLAVOUR_ENHANCER
SALT_SUBSTITUTE
INS matches
620

Evaluations

Evaluation year: 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.
Meeting:
31
Specs Code:
R
Report: 
TRS 928-JECFA 63/98
Tox Monograph: 
FAS 54-JECFA 63/435
Specification: 
FAO Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications
Previous Years:
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 53
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 53