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Monopotassium Glutamate(E622)
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Monopotassium Glutamate is a flavor enhancer — Flavor enhancer and salt substitute used in meat
What it does
Flavor enhancer and salt substitute used in meat
Where you'll see it
meat products, low-salt foods
What the research says
Mildly toxic by ingestion; human systemic effects include headache. Free glutamate effects similar to MSG.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- EU: approved
- Notes: EPA Genetic Toxicology Program; mildly toxic by ingestion
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Flavor enhancer and salt substitute used in meat