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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Flavour Enhancers 492<br />

NAME: Ammonium glutamate<br />

CATEGORY: Flavour enhancer<br />

FOOD USE: Meat/ Poultry<br />

SYNONYMS: CAS 7558-63-6/ Monoammonium glutamate/ Ammoniumglutaminat (German)/ MAG/<br />

Monoammonium L-glutamate<br />

FORMULA: C5 H9 NO4H3N<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 164.19<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Monoammonium glutamate/ Monosodium glutamate/ Monopotassium glutamate<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White crystalline powder; odourless. Soluble in water; insoluble in common organic solvents<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Flavour enhancer; salt substitute; multipurpose food ingredient<br />

ALTERNATIVES: Monosodium glutamate; monoammonium glutamate; monopotassium glutamate; disodium guanylate;<br />

disodium inosinate; L-glutamic acid<br />

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Moderately toxic by intraperitoneal route. When heated to decomposition, will emit toxic fumes<br />

including NOx and NH3 LEGISLATION: USA:<br />

FDA 21CFR 182.1500: GRAS when used in accordance with GMP<br />

USDA 9CFR 318.7, 381.147: sufficient for purpose<br />

REFERENCE: Lewis, R. J., Sr. (1989) <strong>Food</strong> Additives Hand<strong>book</strong>. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.<br />

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: Manufacturer/Distributor: Ajinomoto USA., Inc., 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd., Teaneck, NJ 07666 USA.<br />

Tel: (201) 448-1212; Fax: (201) 488-6282 (NJ Head Office)

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