United States
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Additive · Flavor enhancer

E621 — Monosodium glutamate · page 99

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 99 of 195.

C
Cream Of Mushroom Condensed SoupEssential Everyday · 123 gA
C
Cream Of Chicken Condensed SoupEssential Everyday · 123 gB
C
Cream Of Chicken Condensed SoupEssential Everyday · 123 gA
C
Cream Of MushroomEssential Everyday · 123 gA
C
Chunky Clam Chowder SoupEssential Everyday · 245 gA
G
Grilled Chicken Chunky SoupEssential Everyday · 245 gA
L
Lasagna dinner mix pasta & italian-style sauce mixE
Skillet dinner stroganoff pasta & sauce mix
Skillet dinner stroganoff pasta & sauce mixE
C
Cheeseburger macaroni pasta & cheese sauce dinner mix, cheeseburger macaroniE
Beef pasta, Essential Everyday
Beef pastaEssential EverydayE
F
French onion sour cream dipE
H
Homestyle Chicken Noodle SoupEssential Everyady · 123 gA
Sour Cream & Onion Potato Chips, Essential Everyday
Sour Cream & Onion Potato ChipsEssential Everyday · 28 gE
B
Barbecue potato chipsD
C
Cheese curls crunchy flavored snack, cheese curlsE
N
Nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips, nacho cheeseD
R
Ranch tortilla chips, ranchEssential EverydayD
C
Cheese flavored puffs snack, cheeseE
R
Restaurant Style Tortilla ChipsEssential Everyday · 28 gD
C
Cream Cheese With Smoked SalmonEssential Everyday · 30 gE
C
Con Queso SalsaEssential Everyday · 34 gD
F
French Onion DipEssential Everyday · 33 gD
B
Breakfast SausageEssential Everyday · 55 gD
R
Ranch dipD
E
Essential everyday, cheese party mix, snack mixEssential EverydayE
H
Honey barbecue beef jerkyEssential EverydayE
E
Essential everyday, potato chips, barbecueEssential EverydayE
F
Flavored Tortilla ChipsEssential Everyday · 28 gD
E
Essential everyday, crunchy cheese curls snacks, cheeseEssential EverydayE
S
Spicy nacho cheese tortilla chips, spicy nacho cheeseEssential EverydayE
P
Potato chips, barbecueD
P
Potato chipsE
W
Wavy sweet heat bbq potato chips, sweet heat wavyD
H
Hot chili lime kettle-cooked potato chips, hot chili limeD
S
Soup MixSchnucks · 8 gE
N
Noodle Soup Mix With Real Chicken BrothSchnucks · 16 gC
F
French Onion Condensed SoupSchnucks · 123 gA
C
Condensed SoupSchnucks · 123 gA
C
Chicken BrothSchnucks · 245 gA
C
Cream Of Mushroom Condensed SoupSchnucks · 123 gA
C
Chicken Noodle SoupSchnucks · 123 gA
C
Chicken with rice condensed soupC
C
Cream Of Chicken SoupSchnucks · 123 gA
C
Condensed SoupSchnucks · 123 gA
C
Chicken Noodle Condensed SoupSchnucks · 123 gA
C
Condensed SoupSchnucks · 123 gA
C
Condensed SoupSchnucks · 123 gA
T
Traditional chicken noodle, traditionalC

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