United States
Data
Additive · Flavor enhancer

E621 — Monosodium glutamate · page 143

E621 (Monosodium glutamate) appears in the ingredient lists of 9,348 products sold in the United States. Function: flavor enhancer.

9,348products with a complete record
6%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
3.3 gsugars per 100 g (median)
2.0 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 4%B 2%C 15%D 23%E 56%

7,592 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 9,348 products
Calories357 kcal
Sugars3.3 g
Saturated fat3.6 g
Salt2.0 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.320, 182.1.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: flavor enhancer, nutrient supplement, ph control agent, stabilizer or thickener

The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 142-47-2 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

9,348 products, most viewed first · page 143 of 195.

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Old Dutch Nacho BurstsOld DutchD
R
Restaurante style premium tortilla chips, bite sizeOld DutchD
Nacho Tortilla Chips
Nacho Tortilla Chips · 13 ozD
C
Corn snackE
N
Nacho flavored tortilla chipsD
O
Old dutch, arriba tortilla chipsOld DutchD
C
Cheesy nacho flavored crunchy curlsE
O
Old dutch, arriba, mix' n match tortilla chips, nachoOld DutchE
O
Old dutch, arriba, cheese stix, cheddar baconOld DutchE
F
Flavored tortilla chipsD
J
Jalapeno Cheddar Restaurant Style Premium Tortilla Chips, Jalapeno CheddarOld dutch · 3 oz/85 gE
Restaurante Style Salsa Conqueso, Old Dutch
Restaurante Style Salsa ConquesoOld DutchD
R
Restaurante style monterey jack queso supremeOld DutchD
F
French onion dipD
C
Cheese dipOld DutchD
P
Prime Rib Flavored Kettle Potato Chips, Prime RibOld dutch · 9 oz/255 gD
S
Simple Chicken Wings KitSugar Foods CorporationE
Spanish Marinating & Barbeque Sauce, Faraon
Spanish Marinating & Barbeque SauceFaraonD
Marinating Sauce, Faraon
Marinating SauceFaraonC
N
Nacho cheese sauceD
W
White rose, onion soup, recipe & dip mixWhite RoseD
W
White rose, noodle soup mixWhite RoseE
B
Brown sauce prep with beef (espagnole)
B
Brown Sauce Prep With Beef, BeefMinor's · 16 oz/1 LB/453 gE
P
Pork base, pork
S
Shrimp base
B
Beef base, beef
B
Beef baseE
C
Chicken baseE
C
Clam base
B
Beef base, beefL. J. Minor Corp.
A
Au Jus PrepL. J. Minor Corp.E
B
Breakfast Pork HamProfi
Sauce Mix, S&B
Sauce MixS&B · 20 gE
Golden curry sauce mix hot, S&B
Golden curry sauce mix hotS&BE
G
Golden curry sauce mixS&BE
Golden curry sauce mix medium hot, Golden Curry
Golden curry sauce mix medium hotGolden CurryE
Japanese Brown Stew, S&B
Japanese Brown StewS&B · 160 gE
S
S&b, cod roe spaghetti sauceS&BE
S
S&b, spaghetti sauce, japanese plumS&BE
S&b, garlic,olive oil & chili pepper spaghetti sauce, S&B
S&b, garlic,olive oil & chili pepper spaghetti sauceS&BE
J
Japanese Style Cold NoodlesMyojo Foods Co. Ltd.
C
Country Pork Sausage HotBass Farms Inc.E
T
The Original Twins Hot DogSchweigert · 1 FRANKE
Schweigert old fashioned wieners
Schweigert old fashioned wieners · 12 oz
bar-b-q flavored potato chips, Middleswarth
bar-b-q flavored potato chipsMiddleswarthE
P
Potato ChipsIra M. Middleswarth & Son Inc.E
Middleswarth kitchen fresh potato chips barbq, Ira M. Middleswarth & Son Inc.
Middleswarth kitchen fresh potato chips barbqIra M. Middleswarth & Son Inc. · 10 ozE

Source: Open Food Facts export of November 1, 2026, ODbL, and USDA FoodData Central, October 2026 release, CC0 · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).