{"id":783,"date":"2018-10-02T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/?p=783"},"modified":"2019-06-14T17:20:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T17:20:33","slug":"glutamate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/amino-acids\/glutamate\/","title":{"rendered":"Glutamate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Glutamate or glutamic acid is also known as L-glutamine which is one of the most abundant amino acids in the body. The brain and muscles have the highest concentrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glutamate is a nonessential amino acid<\/a> and Glutamine is a conditional amino acid<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Glutamate do in the body?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Glutamate is a neurotransmitter the body uses to produce\u00a0 GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)<\/a> \u00a0which is released by nerve cells in the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glutamine sends signals stimulating nerve cells in the central nervous system helping maintain the digestive system, cardiac function and circulatory system all in good health. Supporting proper neurological functioning, and it has an important role associated with improvements in mood, learning, concentration, and memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excessive levels lead to neurological and mental diseases<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GABA is produced in the brain from glutamate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food sources high in glutamate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Glutamate gives its food \u201cumami\u201d taste, the fifth basic taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomatoes
Mushrooms
Soy Sauce
Grape Juice
Tomato Juice
Walnuts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fermented food<\/a> dishes such as sauerkraut or kimchee supply glutamine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High cooking heats can break down glutamine, so it is best if these vegetables are consumed raw in order to maximize their glutamine content<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don’t usually need to take up any more glutamate than what we consume in our food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n