Glutamic acid linked to lower blood pressure

Glutamic acid linked to lower blood pressure. Glutamic acid may be a key blood pressure-lowering component of vegetables - Imperial College London News Release Under strict embargo for - 21. British Summer Time - 15. Central Time (USA) - 16. Eastern Time (USA) - Monday 6 July 2009 Glutamic acid may be one of the components responsible for the lower blood pressures of people with vegetable-rich diets, according to a study published today in . Glutamic acid is a major component of protein; vegetable protein contains higher levels of glutamic acid than animal protein does. Previous research by the authors, from Imperial College London and Northwestern University, Chicago, in collaboration with other institutions in the US, Japan and China, showed that people with more vegetable protein in their diet tend to have lower blood pressure.