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Mpg

CAS 19473-49-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

6382-01-0

Mpg chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Mpg in plain language

What it is

Also known as Monopotassium l-glutamate · Potassium glutamate · Monopotassium glutamate · Potassium glutamate hydrate · Potassium 5-oxido-5-oxonorvaline--water (1/1/1) · L-glutamic acid, monopotassium salt, monohydrate

Show all 20 names

Potassium 5-oxido-5-oxo-L-norvaline--water (1/1/1) · Potassium L-glutamate monohydrate · potassium;(4S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate;hydrate · E-622 · E622 · Glutamate potassium · Ins NO.622 · INS-622 · L-Glutamic acid potassium salt monohydrate · monopotassium salt L-Glutamic acid · L-Glutamic acid, potassium salt, hydrate (1:1:1) · Monopotassium glutamate monohydrate · Monopotassium l-glutamate monohydrate · Potassium glutaminate

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Mpg yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Mpg appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Mpg yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • WHO JECFA Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-02

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →
Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

codexalimentarius.net

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Mpg; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.