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Flavour Enhancers 494
NAME: Potassium glutamate
CATEGORY: Flavour enhancer
FOOD USE: Meat
SYNONYMS: CAS 19473-49-5 (monohydrate)/ EINECS 363-737-7 (monohydrate)/ E622/ Monopotassium salt/
Monopotassium L-glutamate (FCC)/ MPG/ Potassium glutamate/ Monopotassium glutaminate/
Potassium hydrogen L-glutamate/ L-glutamic acid
FORMULA: KOOC CH2 CH2 CH(NH2)COOH·H2O (monohydrate)
MOLECULAR MASS: 185.24 (anhydrous); 203.24 (monohydrate)
ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Monosodium glutamate/ Monoammonium glutamate/ Monopotassium glutamate/ Ammonium
glutamate
PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White, free-flowing, hygroscopic crystalline powder; practically odourless. Freely soluble in water;
slightly soluble in alcohol
FUNCTION IN FOODS: Flavour enhancer; salt substitute
ALTERNATIVES: Monosodium glutamate; monopotassium glutamate; monoammonium glutamate; ammonium glutamate;
disodium inosinate; disodium guanylate; L-glutamic acid
FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Mildly toxic by ingestion and possibly other routes. Human systemic effects by ingestion: headache.
When heated to decomposition, will emit toxic fumes of K2O and NOx LEGISLATION: USA: UK and EUROPE: AUSTRALIA/
PACIFIC RIM:
FDA 21CFR 182.1516: GRAS Europe: listed Japan: approved
when used at a level not in excess UK: approved for use for use as
of the amount reasonably required EEC Regulations (E622): approved for use flavouring
to accomplish the intended effect as flavour enhancer, salt substitute