Food additive · Preservative
Disodium EDTA
A sequestrant that binds metals to protect color and flavor.
- 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 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 disodium EDTA
28 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list disodium EDTA. The 12 most scanned:
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Chick Peas Garbanzos Goya · 15.5 oz Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Chick Peas Garbanzo Beans Bush's Best · 16 oz (454 g) Score 73 out of 100 Good -
Mayonesa Mayonnaise Mccormick · 28 fl oz/828 mL Score 35 out of 100 Poor -
Garbanzo Beans Dakota's Pride · 15.5 oz (439 g) Score 81 out of 100 Excellent -
Dark Red Kidney Beans Bush's Best · 130 g Score 36 out of 100 Poor -
Black Eyed Peas Great Value · 439 g Score 91 out of 100 Excellent -
Dark Red Kidney Beans Bush's Best · 130 g Score 37 out of 100 Poor -
Dark Red Kidney Beans Dakota's Pride · 15.5 oz Score 61 out of 100 Good -
POWERade ZERO Grape Powerade Score 64 out of 100 Good -
Classic Ranch Lite Dressing Kraft Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Chick Peas Garbanzo Beans Bush's Best · 130 g Score 77 out of 100 Good -
Mountain Dew Baja Blast Tropical Lime Mountain Dew · 355 mL Score 7 out of 100 Bad
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 (6)
- disodium edta
- edta disodium
- disodium edta to preserve color
- disodium edta to protect flavor
- disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
- disodium edta to promote color retention