Editing Amino acid (section)

===Food===
The [[food industry]] is a major consumer of amino acids, especially [[glutamic acid]], which is used as a [[flavor enhancer]],<ref name=Garattini>{{cite journal | vauthors = Garattini S | title = Glutamic acid, twenty years later | journal = The Journal of Nutrition | volume = 130 | issue = 4S Suppl | pages = 901S–909S | date = April 2000 | pmid = 10736350 | doi = 10.1093/jn/130.4.901S | doi-access = free }}</ref> and [[aspartame]] (aspartylphenylalanine 1-methyl ester), which is used as an [[artificial sweetener]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Stegink LD | title = The aspartame story: a model for the clinical testing of a food additive | journal = The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | volume = 46 | issue = 1 Suppl | pages = 204–215 | date = July 1987 | pmid = 3300262 | doi = 10.1093/ajcn/46.1.204 }}</ref> Amino acids are sometimes added to food by manufacturers to alleviate symptoms of mineral deficiencies, such as anemia, by improving mineral absorption and reducing negative side effects from inorganic mineral supplementation.<ref name=Ullmann/>