Monosodium Glutamate

Product Details

APPEARANCE WHITE CRYSTALLINE OR POWDER
PURITY 99.0 %MIN – 100 % MAX
STATE OF SOLUTION(TRANSMITTANCE) CLEAR AND COLORLESS NOT LESS THAN 98.0%
SOLUBILITY 72.0G/100ML WATER AT 25 DEGREE CELSIUS
SODIUM CONTENT 12.2 PCT APPROX
PH (5 % SOLUTION) 6.7~7.2
LOSS ON DRYING (H2O) 0.3 PCT MAX.
CLORIDE (CL) 0.039 PCT MAX.
AMMONIUM(NH4) 0.02 PCT MAX
SULFATE(SO4) 0.028 PCT MAX
IRON(FE) 5 PPM MAX
LEAD (PB) 1 PPM MAX.
ARSENIC (AS) 0.5 PPM MAX.
PYRROLIDONE 0.2PCT MAX


Monosodium Glutamate, commonly known as MSG, is a sodium salt of an amino acid (L-glutamic acid). It is a white crystalline substance soluble in water and alcohol; practically odorless. MSG is used to intensify flavours of foods. It is produced by a bacterial fermentation process with starch or molasses as carbon sources and ammonium salts as nitrogen sources (Steffen process).