Reference Source

Monosodium glutamate

For Monosodium glutamate, jurisdiction is EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II); status is permitted; citation is Regulation 1333/2008, Annex II, Part B; e-number is E 621, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

Additive
Monosodium glutamate verified
Jurisdiction
EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II) our reading
Status
permitted our reading
Citation
Regulation 1333/2008, Annex II, Part B our reading
E-number
E 621 verified
Sourceeur-lex.europa.eu
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What the source says

E 621 | Monosodium glutamate |

eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved 2026-08-18

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