L-Glutamic acid
Drug ingredientCAS 56-86-0
Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.
Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
2013: $50M · Peak 2022: $74M · 2024: $45M · 2025: $52M
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 292242 · basket
- 2023
- US production Zero · Imports 264.6K lb
- 2019
- US production Zero · Imports 37.9K lb
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.
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Philippines
Why It Matters
Appears in 14 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Aminosyn-PF
- •FCS CP
- •Plenamine
- •Kabiven
- •FCS HP
- •Clinisol
- •ProSol
- •TrophAmine
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- •Aminosyn II
- •E.O.L.
- •Perikabiven
- •Metab
- •Memory Drops 2043
- •Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
Industrial Uses
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (36%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
21 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 97% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.06 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Synthonix | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 95% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.12 | 10 kg | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Acrotein ChemBio, Inc. | United States | $0.29 | 250 g | — |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.47 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.49 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.85 | 10 g | 97% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.86 | 10 g | 97% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.04 | 25 g | 95% |
| Aldlab | United States | $5.52 | 1 g | 95% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $52.00 | 1 g | 99.96% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $81.07 | 1 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $1960.00 | 25 mg | 99% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5020659Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 33032Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
L-Glutamic acid (CAS 56-86-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56-86-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5020659. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5020659 PubChem: 33032. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/33032 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 56-86-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 56-86-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292242 for CAS 56-86-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/