Flavour enhancers are commonly added to commercially produced food products (eg. frozen dinners, instant soups, snackfoods) to make them taste more 'savoury'.

The commonly used flavour enhancers are:

Australian

• 621 monosodium glutamate, MSG
• 622 monopotassium glutamate
• 623 calcium diglutamate
• 624 monoammonium glutamate
• 625 magnesium diglutamate

European

• E620 Glutamic acid enhancer reaction GM
• E621 Monosodium glutamate enhancer reaction ^*
• E622 Monopotassium glutamate enhancer reaction GM
• E623 Calcium diglutamate enhancer reaction GM
• E624 Monoammonium glutamate enhancer reaction GM
• E625 Magnesium diglutamate enhancer reaction GM
• E626 Guanylic acid enhancer
• E627 Disodium guanylate, sodium guanylate enhancer
• E628 Dipotassium guanylate enhancer
• E629 Calcium guanylate enhancer
• E630 Inosinic acid enhancer
• E631 Disodium inosinate enhancer of AO
• E632 Dipotassium inosinate enhancer
• E633 Calcium inosinate enhancer
• E634 Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides enhancer
• E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides enhancer of AO
• E636 Maltol enhancer
• E637 Ethyl maltol enhancer
• E640 Glycine and its sodium salt enhancer of AO

Food additives | Flavors

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