VERSENE™ CA is powdered calcium disodium EDTA used as a chelating agent, preservative, and sequestering agent in many foods and beverages. It is well suited for applications calling for the neutral-pH to acidic conditions common to most food products.
VERSENE™ CA is a chelating and sequestering agent that forms extremely stable complexes with free metal ions across over wide pH range. Trace amounts of heavy metals and other elements occur naturally in many raw materials and processing water. These metal ions can initiate or catalyze reactions at very low concentrations, leading to product spoilage, rancidity, off-flavor, off-odor, discoloration, and degradation of vitamins and other active ingredients. In addition, metal ions can lead to an increased prevalence of scaling on processing equipment.
Calcium disodium EDTA forms complexes by binding with free trace metal ions, such as iron and copper, to stabilize and inhibit undesirable reactions with fats, oils, microorganisms, and other active ingredients. Limiting free metal ions in formulations helps improve the shelf life of your products by reducing unwanted quality issues, lipid oxidation, and microbial spoilage. Compared to similar chemistries, EDTA outperforms citric acid, phosphates, and lactates as a chelant in food applications, particularly at acidic pH levels.
Appearance: White to off-white powder
pH: 6.5–7.5 (1 wt% solution)
Potency: 97.0–102.0 wt% as CaNa2EDTA·2H2O
Bulk density: 640 kg/m3
Solubility: Water soluble
Primary Chemistry: Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate dihydrate
Food-grade chelating agent
Forms highly stable complexes with metal ions
More effective than citric acid, phosphates, and lactates
Improves color, flavor, and texture retention
Improves vibrancy in vegetables, distilled beverages, and canned seafood
Antigushing agent in fermented malt beverages
Preservative in dressings, sauces, and spreads
Helps maintain fortified vitamin potency over shelf life
Retards struvite formation in canned shrimp and crabmeat
Works well across a wide range of temperatures, light, and pH levels
Readily dissolvable in water
Effective at very low concentrations
Imparts no odor, taste, or color
Cleared by FDA for use in direct food and beverage applications
Kosher
Pareve
Color fading
Dressing goes rancid quickly
Discoloration after retorting
Off-flavor issues
Scaling issues with canning equipment
It is well suited for applications in neutral-pH to acidic conditions common in most food products. It also functions well in products or ingredients containing emulsions.
Dressings, sauces, mayonnaise, spreads, and margarine
Carbonated soft drinks, fermented malt beverages, and distilled alcohol beverages
Canned legumes, beans, and vegetables
Canned meat, including chicken, shrimp, crabmeat, and clams
Pickled vegetables
Spice extractives in soluble carriers
Color-additive mixtures
Egg products: hard-cooked, cylindrical-shaped, with outer white and inner yolk
Dow produces two food-grade products that help stop those pesky metal ions. Depending on the application Dow produces VERSENE™ NA (disodium EDTA) and VERSENE™ CA (calcium disodium EDTA) for your end product.
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