E621 - Glutamat de monosodi

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Monosodium glutamate -MSG, also known as sodium glutamate- is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids. Glutamic acid is found naturally in tomatoes, grapes, cheese, mushrooms and other foods.MSG is used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups. It was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda, who was trying to isolate and duplicate the savory taste of kombu, an edible seaweed used as a base for many Japanese soups. MSG as a flavor enhancer balances, blends, and rounds the perception of other tastes.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given MSG its generally recognized as safe -GRAS- designation. A popular belief is that large doses of MSG can cause headaches and other feelings of discomfort, known as "Chinese restaurant syndrome," but double-blind tests fail to find evidence of such a reaction. The European Union classifies it as a food additive permitted in certain foods and subject to quantitative limits. MSG has the HS code 29224220 and the E number E621. - Viquipèdia

Avaluació de l’EFSA: 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 (2017/07/12)

L'Autoritat Europea de Seguretat Alimentària (EFSA) ha determinat que alguns grups de població tenen un alt risc d'assolir o superar la ingesta diària acceptable (IDA) per E621 - Glutamat de monosodi.

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	Nadons	Infants	Mainada	Adolescents	Adults	Gent gran
	<1	d'1 a 2	de 3 a 9	de 10 a 17	de 18 a 64	més de 65
Alt risc (50% de les persones o més)
Risc moderat (5% de persones o més)

: Risc d'arribar o superar la dosi màxima sense efectes adversos (No s'ha observat cap nivell d'efecte advers - NOAEL)

: Risc d'assolir o superar la ingesta diària acceptable (IDA)