Imports of flavor enhancers in Russia in 2012 reached 10.3 million tons

Russia does not have its own production of glutamic acid and its salts, and other additives from the group of "flavor enhancers", but it has a place of their contraband.

At the moment, Russia is the production of mixtures of flavor enhancers on the basis of imported components. Russian products are mixtures of two or flavor enhancers in different proportions.

demand for MSG in Russia is fully met by foreign manufacturers . Deliveries of flavor enhancers in the period 2009-2012 were characterized by significant fluctuations . Market data presented in a report Abercade « Food ingredients - flavor enhancers market in 2009-2012 ."

According to official data of customs statistics of imports of monosodium glutamate in 2010 fell by half relative to the previous period. At the same time , according to experts and major suppliers, the volume of consumption in 2010 remained virtually unchanged. From this it follows that the order of 4 - 5 000 tonnes of MSG in 2010 was imported into Russia illegally. Such a scenario is on the market is the most realistic, because objective reasons for such a sharp fall was observed.

1.5-2 tons , which is most likely mentioned in the 2010 could be associated with an increased supply Russia sodium ribonucleotides are used in admixture with glutamate as a flavor enhancer . Moreover, the functional properties glurinata (mixture glutamate ribonukdleotidov ) is much higher than when using a glutamate , which reduces the flow of flavor enhancer , and reduces production costs.

Since 2010 , natural deliveries increased steadily , reaching 2012 10,3 thousand tons. Regarding 2011 , rising by 10 % and 11%, based on the natural and valuation of imports , respectively.

In the period in question , a change in the structure of supply at the regional level. Compared to 2009 by 7 % in real terms decreased supply from China. During the period in MSG start to import from Indonesia. As of 2012 the share of this region in total physical volume of imports accounted for about 6%. Approximately 5 % of the total volume of natural flavor enhancers imported from France and Brazil.