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Guanylic Acid Sodium Salt(E627)
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Guanylic Acid Sodium Salt is a flavor enhancer — Flavor enhancer in canned foods, poultry, sauces, snacks, soups
Also: Disodium Guanylate
What it does
Flavor enhancer in canned foods, poultry, sauces, snacks, soups
Where you'll see it
Canned foods, poultry, sauces, snack items, soups
What the research says
Mildly toxic by ingestion. Has caused mutations in experimental animals.
Regulatory status
- EU: approved
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): has caused mutations in experimental animals