Monosodium Glutamate, For Cooking, Packaging Size : 10kg, 1kg, 25kg, 500gm

 monosodium glutamate

 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).

 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