Food additive · Preservative
Calcium disodium EDTA
- E-number
- E385
A sequestrant that binds metals to protect flavor and color in dressings, sauces, canned beans and drinks.
- Food additive
- Sequestrant
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points calcium disodium EDTA costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Marker of ultra-processingInfo
An ingredient class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list calcium disodium EDTA
312 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list calcium disodium EDTA. The 12 most scanned:
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The Original Ranch Condiment & Dressing Hidden Valley · 16 fl oz Score 27 out of 100 Poor -
Real Mayonnaise Hellmann's · 20 oz Score 36 out of 100 Poor -
Buttery Spread Smart Balance · 15 oz Score 61 out of 100 Good -
Real Mayonnaise Hellmann's · 30 fl oz (887 mL) Score 36 out of 100 Poor -
Real Mayonnaise Hellmann's · 13 g Score 36 out of 100 Poor -
Mountain Dew Mountain Dew · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 8 out of 100 Bad -
Real Mayonnaise Best Foods · 13 g Score 36 out of 100 Poor -
Olive Oil Mayonnaise Dressing Hellmann's · 30 fl oz/887 mL Score 29 out of 100 Poor -
THE ORIGINAL Ranch ORIGINAL RANCH Hidden Valley · 709 mL Score 27 out of 100 Poor -
Olive Oil Mayonnaise Dressing Hellmann's · 591 mL Score 29 out of 100 Poor -
Real Mayonnaise Duke's · 32 fl oz Score 54 out of 100 Okay -
Real Mayonnaise Hellmann's · 14 g Score 36 out of 100 Poor
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (20)
- e385
- edta
- antioxidant e385
- antioxidant edta
- calcium disodium edta
- disodium calcium edta
- antioxidant calcium disodium edta
- preservative calcium disodium edta
- calcium disodium edta to protect color
- calcium disodium edta as a preservative
- calcium disodium edta to protect flavor
- calcium disodium edta to preserve flavor
- calcium disodium edta to protect quality
- calcium disodium edta to preserve freshness
- calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
- calcium disodium edta added as a preservative
- calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor
- calcium disodium edta used to protect quality
- calcium disodium edta added to protect flavour
- calcium disodium edta added to preserve freshness