Sodium L-glutamate

CAS 142-47-2

L-Glutamic acid, sodium salt (1:1)

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$45M

Top sourceVietnam 51%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292242 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292242, which covers 11 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

VN 51%VietnamMY 17%MalaysiaIT 10%ItalyCN 9%ChinaTW 4%Taiwan

Germany
Hong Kong
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Canada
United Kingdom
Philippines

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

International Flavors And Fragrances

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Avantor

Pvs Chemicals

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS142-47-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID9020906

FormulaC5H8NNaO4

Mol. Weight169.112 g/mol

SMILES[Na+].N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C([O-])=O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium L-glutamate (CAS 142-47-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/142-47-2/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 142-47-2. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 142-47-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292242 for CAS 142-47-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/