Additive · Antioxidant

E385 — Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate · page 6

E385 (Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate) appears in the ingredient lists of 255 products sold in Canada. Function: antioxidant, preservative, sequestrant.

255products with a complete record
6%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
3.1 gsugars per 100 g (median)
1.2 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 2%B 4%C 24%D 36%E 34%

216 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 255 products
Energy221 kcal
Sugars3.1 g
Saturates2.7 g
Salt1.2 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.1, 172.120, 172.135.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antioxidant, color or coloring adjunct, flavor enhancer, fumigant, sequestrant

The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 62-33-9 via Wikidata (CC0)