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Sodium L-glutamate

CAS 142-47-2

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

51959-41-2 · 56974-54-0 · 116268-41-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium L-glutamate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Monosodium glutamate · Glutamate sodium · Sodium glutamate · Monosodium glutamate anhydrous · Monosodium salt l-glutamic acid · L-glutamic acid, sodium salt (1:1)
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Sodium (2S)-2-amino-4-carboxybutanoate · Accent · Accent (food additive) · Ancoma · E 621 · Glutavene · MSG (food additive) · Sodium glutamate, Sodium hydrogen glutamate
What it does: Used in consumer products as a pH adjuster, a thickener and a flavouring.
pH adjuster
Thickener
Flavouring
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sodium L-glutamate appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Protectors and Developers, Flavouring and nutrient, Thickening agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Protectors and Developers, Flavouring and nutrient, Thickening agent.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 3 active drug products and 3 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 3 active drug products and 3 total products.Source →
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 Sodium L-glutamate 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 Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated January 7, 2008
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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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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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.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Sodium L-glutamate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Typical roles

pH adjusterThickenerFlavouring

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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