However, the literature is also full of contrary reports. In
fact, the general consensus among scientists was that
glutamate is safe even in children, pregnant women and
lactating mothers [9]. It was shown that glutamate has very
low acute and chronic toxicity profile under normal
circumstance. The oral median lethal dose (LD50) in rats
and mice were reported to be 15,000 and 18,000 mg/kg
respectively [10]. Several studies have also shown that
glutamate did not increase food intake or induce weight