Monosodium Glutamate(MSG)
MSG is a kind of seasoning, the main ingredient is Glutamate. People use MSG to enhance the flavour of your food, especially frequentlly available in Asian country. And also MSG is a material when processing other compound seasoning such as Stock cube, sauce, vinegar and other much more seasoning. So it has a big amount demand all over the world.
Introduction of Monosodium Glutamate
Color:White crystals
Shelf Life: 3 years
Model Number:E621
Purity:99%, 80%, 70%, 50%, 30% etc
Mesh:8/20-24/30/40/50/60/80/100-200
Other Names: Chinese Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, MSG, Sodium Glutamate
HS code: 21039010
Function: Food Additive
Technical Specification of Monosodium Glutamate
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Item
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Standard
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Test result
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Appearance
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white , small crystal
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passed
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Assay
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99.5% ~ 100%
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99.9%
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State of solution
(transmittance)
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clear and colorless not less than 98.0%
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98.6%
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Chloride (Cl)
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not more than 0.04%
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0.039%
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Sulfate(SO4)
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not more than 0.05%
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0.046%
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Iron (Fe)
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not more than 5ppm
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not more than 5ppm
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Heavy metals (Pb)
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not more than 10 ppm
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not more than 10 ppm
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Arsenic (aso3)
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not more than 1.5ppm
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not more than 1.5 ppm
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Loss on drying
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not more than 0.30%
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0.25%
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Specific rotation (a)20
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+24.9 ~+25.3
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25.04
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PH
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6.8~7.2
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7.0
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Application of Monosodium Glutamate
MSG is not a direct taste enhancer but a complex flavor enhancer for gravies, meats, poultry, sauces, and in other combinations. It is also used to enhance the taste of tobacco. MSG is also used as an organic intermediate.
Packing of Monosodium Glutamate
25kg pp/craft paper bag, 25mt/20'FCL
Small bag packing is available like 250g, 454g, 500g, 1kg.
Storage and Transportation
Sealed container in dry place.
