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I don't understand this question. Are you really asking whether it's possible to find out how much glutamic acid is in a gram of a given foodstuff? The answer is "yes", of course, just like you can easily find out how much sodium or iron is food.


How? I don't see a 'grams of free glutamate' label on food. I can't even find sources that tell me the average amount of free glutamates in foods where MSG is typically added.


http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000093000000000000000.ht...

"Foods highest in Glutamic acid (based on levels per 200-Calorie serving)"


This is exactly the problem the parent comment describes. Manufacturers aren't required to even mention MSG, or any glutamate for that matter, so we simply don't know.




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