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monosodium glutamate

Drug ingredient

CAS 6106-04-3

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 6106-04-3
1 H₂O · 1 Na⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$45M
Top sourceVietnam 51%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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

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
VN 51%VietnamMY 17%MalaysiaIT 10%ItalyCN 9%ChinaTW 4%Taiwan
3 FDA-registered drug labelers
Apex Energetics Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •MSG Detox 6999
  • •S02 Aller-Total
  • •Aspartame/MSG Detox
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS6106-04-3
PubChem CID23689119
DTXSIDDTXSID0047240
FormulaC5H10NNaO5
Mol. Weight187.13 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(=O)[O-])C(C(=O)O)N.O.[Na+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

monosodium glutamate (CAS 6106-04-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6106-04-3/ PubChem: 23689119. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23689119 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 6106-04-3. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292242 for CAS 6106-04-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/