Additives

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Browse the additives detected in Open Food Facts products, with descriptions and product counts.

E620 - Glutamic acid

Glutamic acid (symbol Glu or E) is an α-amino acid that is used by almost all living beings in the biosynthesis of proteins. It is non-essential in humans, meaning the body can synthesize it. It is also an excitatory...

E621 - Monosodium glutamate

Flavour Enhancer

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Monosodium glutamate (MSG), or E621, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, an amino acid found naturally in many foods. It is widely used as a flavor enhancer to provide an "umami" or savory taste to a variety of proc...

E622 - Monopotassium glutamate

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Monopotassium glutamate (MPG) is a compound with formula KC5H8NO4. It is a potassium acid salt of glutamic acid. It has the E number E622 and is used in foods as a flavor enhancer. It is a non-sodium MSG alternative.

E623 - Calcium diglutamate

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Calcium diglutamate, sometimes abbreviated CDG and also called calcium glutamate, is a compound with formula Ca(C5H8NO4)2. It is a calcium acid salt of glutamic acid. CDG is a flavor enhancer (E number E623) — it is t...

E624 - Monoammonium glutamate

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Monoammonium glutamate is a compound with formula NH4C5H8NO4. It is an ammonium acid salt of glutamic acid. It has the E number E624 and is used as a flavor enhancer.

E625 - Magnesium diglutamate

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Magnesium diglutamate is a compound with formula Mg(C5H8NO4)2. It is a magnesium acid salt of glutamic acid. It has the E number E625 and is used in foods as a flavor enhancer.

E626 - Guanylic acid

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Guanosine monophosphate (GMP), also known as 5'-guanidylic acid or guanylic acid (conjugate base guanylate), is a nucleotide that is used as a monomer in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside guan...

E627 - Disodium guanylate

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Disodium guanylate, also known as sodium 5'-guanylate and disodium 5'-guanylate, is a natural sodium salt of the flavor enhancing nucleotide guanosine monophosphate (GMP). Disodium guanylate is a food additive with th...

E628 - Dipotassium guanylate

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Dipotassium guanylate is a compound with formula K2(C10H12O4N5PO4). It is a potassium salt of guanylic acid. As a food additive, it is used as a flavor enhancer and has the E number E628.

E629 - Calcium guanylate

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Calcium guanylate is a compound with formula Ca(C10H12O4N5PO4). It is the calcium salt of guanylic acid. As a food additive, it is used as a flavor enhancer and has the E number E629.

E630 - Inosinic acid

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Inosinic acid or inosine monophosphate (IMP) is a nucleoside monophosphate. Widely used as a flavor enhancer, it is typically obtained from chicken byproducts or other meat industry waste. Inosinic acid is important...

E631 - Disodium inosinate

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Disodium inosinate (E631) is the disodium salt of inosinic acid with the chemical formula C10H11N4Na2O8P. It is used as a food additive and often found in instant noodles, potato chips, and a variety of other snacks....