Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from monosodium glutamate, chloroacetic acid.
| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.
Commercially available tetrasodium glutamate diacetate is vegan and vegetarian.
Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate is a chelating agent used in cosmetics. It is manufactured from monosodium glutamate and chloroacetic acid.
Sources
- Burnett, C. L., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Cohen, D. E., Klaassen, C. D., Liebler, D. C., Marks, J. G., Peterson, L. A., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., Fiume, M. M., & Heldreth, B. (2025). Safety Assessment of Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate and Beta-Alanine Diacetic Acid as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 44(4_suppl).
https://doi.org/10.1177/10915818251344597