Open AccessIntroduction and Summary of the 2018 Dietary Glutamate Workshop
Author(s) -
Luc Cynober,
John D. Fernstrom,
Berthold Koletzko,
I.M.C.M. Rietjens,
Ashley Roberts,
David R. Tennant,
Daniel Tomé,
Charles V. Vorhees
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of nutrition and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.926
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1421-9697
pISSN - 0250-6807
DOI - 10.1159/000494775
Subject(s) - glutamate receptor , warrant , food intake , psychology , medicine , business , endocrinology , receptor , finance
The 2018 Dietary Glutamate Workshop was organized and sponsored by the International Glutamate Technical Committee to provide a platform for a broad expert discussion on all relevant aspects of glutamate metabolism and safety in human nutrition. The participants reached a consensus with previous safety evaluations conducted by the global expert bodies, but contradicted the 2017 re-evaluation of dietary glutamates by the European Food Safety Authority, which proposed a group acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 30 mg/kg body weight per day. The participants of the Workshop concluded that the present knowledge on metabolism, kinetics, developmental and general toxicity of dietary glutamates did not warrant a change in the previous ADI of “not specified.”