Kei te kitea he nui ngā painga o te waihanga kore-pū i te asamino glutamic ki ngā wāhi e rere ana. Kei te paiha ana ki te tuku asamino hei āwhina i te hanganga o te protēiniti, hei whakapai hoki i te hauora o ngā kararehe, tae atu hoki ki ētahi atu vanteki. Ko te waihanga anō tēnei e āwhina ana i te tipu o ngā rakau trangahia te huinga o ngā punaha, me te tipu o ngā waiū. Ko tā mātou waihanga kore-pū i te asamino glutamic te tino pai mō ngā hiahia o ō kākahu me ō taraiwa, i te tautoko anō hoki i te ahumahi kai kua roa.