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Magnesium di-L-glutamate (625)

Synonyms: Magnesium Glutamate

Functional Classes: Flavour enhancer

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GSFA Provisions for Magnesium di-L-glutamate

N°

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

12.1.2.0

Salt Substitutes

GMP

-

N°

12.1.2.0

Food Category

Salt Substitutes

Max Level

GMP

Notes

-

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Note: Unless otherwise specified, food additive provisions apply to the food category indicated (e.g. Dairy), as well as to all subcategories of that category (e.g. Cheese, Ripened Cheese, etc.).

GSFA Table 3 Provisions

Magnesium di-L-glutamate is a food additive that is included in Table 3, and as such may be used in the following foods under the conditions of good manufacturing practices (GMP) as outlined in the Preamble of the Codex GSFA. Although not listed below, Magnesium di-L-glutamate could also be used in heat-treated butter milk of food category 01.1.1 and spices of food category 12.2.1.
Note that food categories listed in the Annex to Table 3 were excluded accordingly.

Magnesium di-L-glutamate is a: Flavour enhancer.
Any Flavour enhancer listed in Table 3 can be acceptable for use in all products conforming to CS 117-1981, CS 256-2007.

N°

Food Category

01.1.4.0

Flavoured fluid milk drinks

N°

01.1.4.0

Food Category

Flavoured fluid milk drinks

01.3.0.0

Condensed milk and analogues (plain)

N°

01.3.0.0

Food Category

Condensed milk and analogues (plain)

01.4.3.0

Clotted cream (plain)

N°

01.4.3.0

Food Category

Clotted cream (plain)

01.4.4.0

Cream analogues

N°

01.4.4.0

Food Category

Cream analogues

01.5.0.0

Milk powder and cream powder and powder analogues (plain)

N°

01.5.0.0

Food Category

Milk powder and cream powder and powder analogues (plain)

01.6.1.0

Unripened cheese

N°

01.6.1.0

Food Category

Unripened cheese

01.6.2.0

N°

01.6.2.0

Food Category

01.6.4.0

Processed cheese

N°

01.6.4.0

Food Category

Processed cheese

01.6.5.0

Cheese analogues

N°

01.6.5.0

Food Category

Cheese analogues

01.7.0.0

Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

N°

01.7.0.0

Food Category

Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

01.8.1.0

Liquid whey and whey products, excluding whey cheeses

N°

01.8.1.0

Food Category

Liquid whey and whey products, excluding whey cheeses

02.2.2.0

Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads

N°

02.2.2.0

Food Category

Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads

02.3.0.0

Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

N°

02.3.0.0

Food Category

Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

02.4.0.0

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

N°

02.4.0.0

Food Category

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

03.0.0.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

N°

03.0.0.0

Food Category

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

04.1.2.0

Processed fruit

N°

04.1.2.0

Food Category

Processed fruit

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

N°

04.2.2.2

Food Category

Dried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

04.2.2.3

Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce

N°

04.2.2.3

Food Category

Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds

N°

04.2.2.4

Food Category

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds

04.2.2.5

Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter)

N°

04.2.2.5

Food Category

Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter)

04.2.2.6

Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g. vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables) other than food category 04.2.2.5

N°

04.2.2.6

Food Category

Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g. vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables) other than food category 04.2.2.5

04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds

N°

04.2.2.8

Food Category

Cooked or fried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds

05.0.0.0

N°

05.0.0.0

Food Category

06.3.0.0

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

N°

06.3.0.0

Food Category

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

06.4.3.0

Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products

N°

06.4.3.0

Food Category

Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products

06.5.0.0

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

N°

06.5.0.0

Food Category

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

06.6.0.0

Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry)

N°

06.6.0.0

Food Category

Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry)

06.7.0.0

Pre-cooked or processed rice products, including rice cakes (Oriental type only)

N°

06.7.0.0

Food Category

Pre-cooked or processed rice products, including rice cakes (Oriental type only)

06.8.0.0

Soybean products (excluding soybean-based seasonings and condiments of food category 12.9)

N°

06.8.0.0

Food Category

Soybean products (excluding soybean-based seasonings and condiments of food category 12.9)

07.0.0.0

N°

07.0.0.0

Food Category

08.2.0.0

Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

N°

08.2.0.0

Food Category

Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

08.3.0.0

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

N°

08.3.0.0

Food Category

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

08.4.0.0

Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

N°

08.4.0.0

Food Category

Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

09.3.0.0

Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

N°

09.3.0.0

Food Category

Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

09.4.0.0

Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

N°

09.4.0.0

Food Category

Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

10.2.3.0

Dried and/or heat coagulated egg products

N°

10.2.3.0

Food Category

Dried and/or heat coagulated egg products

10.3.0.0

Preserved eggs, including alkaline, salted, and canned eggs

N°

10.3.0.0

Food Category

Preserved eggs, including alkaline, salted, and canned eggs

10.4.0.0

Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)

N°

10.4.0.0

Food Category

Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)

11.6.0.0

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

N°

11.6.0.0

Food Category

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

12.2.2.0

Seasonings and condiments

N°

12.2.2.0

Food Category

Seasonings and condiments

12.3.0.0

N°

12.3.0.0

Food Category

12.4.0.0

N°

12.4.0.0

Food Category

12.5.0.0

Soups and broths

N°

12.5.0.0

Food Category

Soups and broths

12.6.0.0

Sauces and like products

N°

12.6.0.0

Food Category

Sauces and like products

12.7.0.0

Salads (e.g. macaroni salad, potato salad) and sandwich spreads excluding cocoa- and nut-based spreads of food categories 04.2.2.5 and 05.1.3

N°

12.7.0.0

Food Category

Salads (e.g. macaroni salad, potato salad) and sandwich spreads excluding cocoa- and nut-based spreads of food categories 04.2.2.5 and 05.1.3

12.8.0.0

Yeast and like products

N°

12.8.0.0

Food Category

Yeast and like products

12.9.0.0

Soybean-based seasonings and condiments

N°

12.9.0.0

Food Category

Soybean-based seasonings and condiments

12.10.0.0

Protein products other than from soybeans

N°

12.10.0.0

Food Category

Protein products other than from soybeans

13.3.0.0

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1)

N°

13.3.0.0

Food Category

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1)

13.4.0.0

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

N°

13.4.0.0

Food Category

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

13.5.0.0

Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4 and 13.6

N°

13.5.0.0

Food Category

Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4 and 13.6

13.6.0.0

Food supplements

N°

13.6.0.0

Food Category

Food supplements

14.1.4.0

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

N°

14.1.4.0

Food Category

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

14.2.1.0

Beer and malt beverages

N°

14.2.1.0

Food Category

Beer and malt beverages

14.2.2.0

Cider and perry

N°

14.2.2.0

Food Category

Cider and perry

14.2.4.0

Wines (other than grape)

N°

14.2.4.0

Food Category

Wines (other than grape)

14.2.5.0

N°

14.2.5.0

Food Category

14.2.6.0

Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol

N°

14.2.6.0

Food Category

Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol

14.2.7.0

Aromatized alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, wine and spirituous cooler-type beverages, low alcoholic refreshers)

N°

14.2.7.0

Food Category

Aromatized alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, wine and spirituous cooler-type beverages, low alcoholic refreshers)

15.0.0.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

N°

15.0.0.0

Food Category

Ready-to-eat savouries

16.0.0.0

N°

16.0.0.0

Food Category

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