Monosodium Glutamate

APPEARANCE WHITE CRYSTALLINE OR POWDER PURITY 99.0 %MIN ñ 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).