E385 — Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
E385 (Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate) appears in the ingredient lists of 158 products sold in the United Kingdom. Function: antioxidant, preservative, sequestrant.
Nutri-Score
136 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 299 kcal |
| Sugars | 2.8 g |
| Saturates | 2.6 g |
| Salt | 1.4 g |
Categories
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)
Products containing it, by country
Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)
Products
158 products, most viewed first · page 1 of 4.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 1 November 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).