Flavour enhancer · Ingredients & raw materials
Monosodium glutamate (MSG, INS 621)
4+ suppliersSodium salt of glutamic acid made by fermentation, used as a flavour enhancer that adds savoury umami taste to Indo Chinese dishes, noodles, soups, snack seasonings, sauces and ready meals. Sold by crystal size, from coarse 20 to 30 mesh crystals to fine 80 to 120 mesh for seasoning blends. Permitted under FSSAI Appendix A in listed food categories; packs with added MSG must carry the FSSAI line that it is not recommended for infants below 12 months.
Crystal size 4
- 20 to 30 mesh (large crystal)
- 40 mesh
- 60 mesh
- 80 to 120 mesh (fine)
Pack size 3
- 500 g pack
- 1 kg pack
- 25 kg bag
Spec
- INS number
- 621
- CAS number
- 142-47-2
- Assay
- 99% min
- Chloride
- 0.1% max
- Loss on drying
- 0.5% max
- pH (5% solution)
- 6.7 to 7.5
- Transmittance
- 98% min
- Lead
- 1 mg/kg max
- Standard met
- FSSAI, FCC, JECFA
- Labelling
- FSSAI warning: not recommended for infants below 12 months
- Origin
- Imported (China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand), repacked in India
- Shelf life
- 36 months in sealed bags
- Usual minimum
- 25 kg
- HSN code
- 29224220
- GST
- 18%
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