Calcium disodium EDTA
For Calcium disodium EDTA, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.120; use conditions is preservative and color retention agent in various canned foods, dressings, and beverages; limits vary by food (e.g. 33 ppm in canned carbonated soft drinks, 75 ppm in mayonnaise, 800 ppm in processed dry pinto beans), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Calcium disodium EDTA verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.120 our reading
- Use conditions
- preservative and color retention agent in various canned foods, dressings, and beverages; limits vary by food (e.g. 33 ppm in canned carbonated soft drinks, 75 ppm in mayonnaise, 800 ppm in processed dry pinto beans)
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
§ 172.120 Calcium disodium EDTA. The food additive calcium disodium EDTA (calcium disodium ethylene-diaminetetraacetate) may be safely used in designated foods for the purposes and in accordance with the conditions prescribed
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-B