Daily Glutamate Balance In Humans (Adult 60 kg)

DAILY GLUTAMATE INTAKE FROM FOOD (free and bound) 17g ** DAILY GLUTAMATE INTAKE FROM ADDED MSG 0.35g - 3g ** DAILY TURNOVER OF BODY GLUTAMATE - Food amino acids - Body proteins - Other amino acids - Glucose - Etc... 41g **		GLUTAMATE CONTENT OF THE BODY (free and bound) 1400g** FREE GLUTAMATE CONTENT OF THE BODY 8.6g MUSCLES.....5.1g BRAIN.......2.0g LIVER.......0.6g KIDNEYS.....0.6g BLOOD......0.03g     FREE GLUTAMATE CONTENT OF FOODS PER 100 G CHICKEN: 44mg BEEF: 33mg FISH: 36mg CORN: 130mg TOMATO: 140mg MUSHROOM: 140mg PARMESAN: 1200mg
Glutamate is found occuring naturally in foods, such as meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, cheese, cows and human milk etc. The human body contains about 1.4kgs of glutamate found in muscles, brain, kidneys, other organs and tissue. The amount of glutamate intake (free and bound) from food is about 17g per day. Whereas, daily glutamate intake from added MSG is 0.35-3g per day. The human body creates about 41g of free glutamate daily which is used in the various metabolic processes that sustain life.