Additive · Antioxidant

E385 — Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

E385 (Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate) appears in the ingredient lists of 17 products sold in New Zealand. Function: antioxidant, preservative, sequestrant.

17products with a complete record
0%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
2.8 gsugars per 100 g (median)
1.4 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 0%B 0%C 25%D 63%E 13%

16 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 17 products
Energy550 kcal
Sugars2.8 g
Saturates5.2 g
Salt1.4 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)

Products containing it, by country

Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)