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Disodium 5'-Guanylate (Sodium 5'-Guanylate) 5'－グアニル酸二ナトリウム（別名5'－グアニル酸ナトリウム）

Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E627)Used in 1 product on this site
Purpose
seasoning
On the label
“調味料（核酸）” (seasoning (nucleic acids)), “調味料（アミノ酸等）” (seasoning (amino acids, etc.)), “グアニル酸ナトリウム” (sodium guanylate), “グアニル酸Na” (sodium guanylate)
Name in the List of Designated Additives
5'－グアニル酸二ナトリウム（別名5'－グアニル酸ナトリウム） (No. 112)

In Japan

  • A seasoning used to add umami. No standards for use have been set.
  • It falls within the group name “調味料（核酸）” (seasoning (nucleic acids)), and can be written together as “調味料（核酸）”, or as “調味料（アミノ酸等）” (seasoning (amino acids, etc.)) when used together with amino acids. When written by substance name, the simplified names are “グアニル酸ナトリウム” (sodium guanylate) and “グアニル酸Na” (sodium guanylate).

Japan's standards for use

There are no standards for use that limit which foods or how much (the general standards for all additives still apply).

This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.

In the EU

  • It is on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) as E627.

Products on this site that contain it

ProductAs written on the label
アイクレオ バランスミルク（大缶）アイクレオ（江崎グリコ）5'-グアニル酸ナトリウム

Product pages are in Japanese for now.

When it is labeled under a shared name

Disodium 5'-Guanylate (Sodium 5'-Guanylate) may be declared on the label in the same way as “調味料（アミノ酸等）”. See Seasoning (amino acids etc.) — e.g. MSG for details.

Sources

Checked 2026-10-02. Rules and evaluations change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.

This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies; it is not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. The ADI is a guide to the amount that is considered safe to take every day over a lifetime.

Other substances used as seasoning

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