Food Safety Substance

L-Glutamic acidE620

L-Glutamic acid (E620) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 56-86-0 E620 Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

EFSA ADI = 0.2 mg/kg bw

Codex

1 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 7 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

L-Glutamic acid

CAS

56-86-0

E-number

E620

DTXSID

DTXSID5020659

PubChem CID

33032

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (13)

SOURCE EU Commission FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius

Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison

Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.

Jurisdiction	Authority	Status	Evidence
European Union	EU Commission	PUBLISHED	EU additive listing; Annex II entry
Codex	Codex Alimentarius	Listed	Flavour enhancer

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E620	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Glutamic acid	-

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database

EU Annex II Authorised Uses

Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Name	INS	Policy item	Note
European Union	E620	Glutamic acid	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3252	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	-	-	-	EU Food Additives Database

SOURCE Codex Alimentarius Codex GSFA

Codex GSFA Status

Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.

Jurisdiction	INS / E-number	Function	Food category	Max level	Notes
Codex	620	Flavour enhancer	12.1.2 Salt Substitutes	GMP	-

SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	L-GLUTAMIC ACID	1420	56-86-0	NOT SPECIFIED (1987)	-	FLAVOUR_ENHANCER, SALT_SUBSTITUTE	2004

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison ingredients | ghs classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsL-Glutamic AcidEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

SOURCE FAQPage JSON-LD public food renderer rows

Frequently Asked Questions

Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.

What is L-Glutamic acid used for in food?

L-Glutamic acid appears in food-use rows as: flavor_enhancer; Flavour enhancer.

Is L-Glutamic acid / E620 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI = 0.2 mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for L-Glutamic acid?

L-Glutamic acid has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI = 0.2 mg/kg bw. Source: EFSA FEEDAP 2018.

Is L-Glutamic acid also used in cosmetics?

L-Glutamic acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: L-Glutamic Acid, EU status permitted.