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Monosodium glutarate

CAS 3343-88-2

Monosodium glutarate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Monosodium glutarate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Sodium;hydron;pentanedioate · Pentanedioic acid, sodium salt (1:1) · Sodium 4-carboxybutanoate · Sodium hydrogen glutarate

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Monosodium glutarate 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. Monosodium glutarate appears in these published regulatory listings.

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

Evidence & sources

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

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

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

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 Monosodium glutarate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.