Table 3.

Food Groups Supplying Most Dietary Glutamic Acid, by Country

Food Group	Japan (N=1,145)		PRC (N=839)		UK (N=501)		USA (N=2,195)		All (N=4,680)
All	14.19 g/d	100.0%	14.97 g/d	100.0%	16.83 g/d	100.0%	16.54 g/d	100.0%	15.72 g/d	100.0%
Pasta, Rice, Noodles*	3.03	21.3	3.01	20.2	0.31	1.8	0.85	5.1	1.71	10.9
Bread, Rolls, Biscuits*	1.06	7.5	0.15	1.0	4.19	24.9	2.22	13.4	1.77	11.3
Vegetables, Beans	0.96	6.8	1.47	9.8	1.21	7.2	1.10	6.6	1.14	7.3
Grains, Flour, Cereals	0.13	0.9	6.30	42.1	0.66	3.9	1.50	9.0	1.94	12.4
Vegetarian Meat Substitutes	1.07	7.5	0.33	2.2	0.04	0.2	0.11	0.6	0.37	2.4
Cakes, Puddings, Cookies, Sweet Snacks*	0.37	2.6	0.99	6.6	1.07	6.4	0.39	2.4	0.56	3.6
Nuts, Seeds	0.12	0.8	0.27	1.8	0.13	0.8	0.33	2.0	0.25	1.6
Fish, Shellfish	3.20	22.6	0.36	2.4	0.64	3.8	0.69	4.2	1.24	7.9
Meat	1.91	13.5	1.25	8.4	4.59	27.3	5.09	30.8	3.57	22.7
Milk, Cheese, Dairy†	0.87	6.2	0.03	0.2	2.76	16.4	2.63	15.9	1.75	11.1
Eggs	0.61	4.3	0.31	2.1	0.24	1.4	0.43	2.6	0.44	2.8
Sum – Vegetable (Rows 2–8)	6.73	47.4	11.53	77.1	7.60	45.20	6.48	39.2	7.76	49.4
Sum – Animal (Rows 9–12)	6.60	46.5	1.95	13.0	8.22	48.9	8.85	53.5	6.99	44.5

^*May include small quantities of glutamic acid of animal origin, e.g., from egg white.

^†Does not include ice cream.