Glutamic Acid

History

Glutamic acid was discovered by professor Kikunae Ikeda in 1908 whom worked in the Imperial University of Tokyo. [1]

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Source(s) Derived From	Plant Sources
Natural or Artificial?	Natural
References	Glutamic Acid - Wikipedia
Aliases (Also Known As)	Glutamic Acid HCI Glutamic Acid HCl L Glutamate L Glutamic Acid L Glutamic Acid HCL Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Natural Natural & Possibly Unsafe Artificial Artificial & Possibly Unsafe Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Action	User	Date/Time
Ingredient added	UPC Food Search	January 30, 2009 @ 5:17 AM