Flavour enhancer
E620 (glutamic acid): what it is, its sources, vegan or not
E620 is glutamic acid, a flavour enhancer. E620 can come from fermentation or sugar. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.
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E620=fermentation or sugar
What is E620?
E620 (glutamic acid) is a flavour enhancer, an additive that brings out the taste or smell a food already has.
What is E620 made from?
E620 can come from fermentation or sugar. The acid that MSG (E621) is made from.
- Fermentation
- Sugar
Is E620 vegan?
Fits you. E620 can come from fermentation or sugar. Nothing from an animal.
What the app says to each profile, and the reason it shows.
What other names does E620 have on a label?
On a label, E620 can also appear as “INS 620”, “Flavour enhancer (620)”, “Flavour enhancer (E620)” or “Glutamic acid”.
Any of these on a pack means E620. The checker reads them all.
What would change the answer for E620?
For E620, only the ingredient list itself: a code the camera cannot read gets Needs one more scan, and the app never guesses a code it cannot see.
Sources: EU, US and Codex additive rules
Where additives are listed and approved. Bravoora reads the source and the diet; it does not rate the hazard.
- EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (the E-number list)
- EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II: the allergen sources a label must name
- US FDA: Food Additive Status List
- FAO/WHO Codex: General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) online
Names and classes cross-checked with Open Food Facts (Open Database License).
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