Himalayan Sea Salt: Monosodium Glutamate Gluten

Monosodium Glutamate Gluten

Monosodium glutamate, also known as sodium glutamate or MSG, is the sodium saltof glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids.^[1] It 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 theHS code 29224220 and the E number E621.^[2] The glutamate of MSG confers the sameumami taste of glutamate from other foods, being chemically identical.^[3] Industrial food manufacturers market and use MSG as a flavor enhancer because it balances, blends and rounds the total perception of other tastes.^[4]^[5] Trade names of monosodium glutamate include Ac'cent, Aji-No-Moto, and Vetsin.