# L-Glutamic acid ammonium salt

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid3047714
Categories: food, industrial
Functions: Flavour enhancer, salt substitute, Thickener, Flavouring
Identifier: DTXSID3047714

> L-Glutamic acid ammonium salt: Used in food as a flavour enhancer, salt substitute. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 7 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA opinion — Re-evaluation of glutamic acid (E 620), sodium glutamate (E 621), potassium glutamate (E 622), calcium glutamate (E 623), ammonium glutamate (E 624) and magnesium glutamate (E 625) as food additives (EFSA ANS)
- EU: EFSA opinion — Scientific Opinion on the safety of the change in the production method of L-glutamic acid (E620), monosodium L-glutamate (E621), monopotassium L-glutamate (E622), calcium di-L-glutamate (E623), monoammonium Lglutamate (E624) and magnesium di-L-glutamate (E625) (EFSA ANS)
- GLOBAL: NOT SPECIFIED — JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: flavour enhancer, salt substitute.
- GLOBAL: Evaluated — JECFA evaluation record.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Thickening agent.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: flavour enhancer, salt substitute. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/468; JECFA evaluation record. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/132.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Re-evaluation of glutamic acid (E 620), sodium glutamate (E 621), potassium glutamate (E 622), calcium glutamate (E 623), ammonium glutamate (E 624) and magnesium glutamate (E 625) as food additives (EFSA ANS) — 2017 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4910; Scientific Opinion on the safety of the change in the production method of L-glutamic acid (E620), monosodium L-glutamate (E621), monopotassium L-glutamate (E622), calcium di-L-glutamate (E623), monoammonium Lglutamate (E624) and magnesium di-L-glutamate (E625) (EFSA ANS) — 2015 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.3981.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated February 8, 2019): https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/?set=FoodSubstances
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/132
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:245K560GAW
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23618774

_Assessed by Greenveil._