Kei te tīmata te ahurea ki te whakamahi ake i ētahi atu tohumātia ā-tūarangi glutamic acid, ina koa mō ana painga maha. He wāhanga nui o ngā huinga amino acid, ko glutamic acid e āwhina ai i te hanganga protein ki ngā kararehe, ka hāungi ai i te oranga o rātou. I tua ato, e āwhina ana hoki ia ki te tango nutrihau me te tipu ngota ki ngā tikanga, ka hāungi ai i te tipu. Ko te tohumātia ā-tūarangi glutamic acid he rongoā taurite mō ngā herekai kai o ō karihi me ō tauira, i te anuanu hoki i ngā tikanga whāngai tūmatanui.