The Metal Claw Hiding in Your Food

Have you ever seen "calcium disodium EDTA" on an ingredients label and wondered what it's doing in your food? As it turns out, ethylenediamene triacetate is an important preservative that's helping to preserve your food. It's totally safe, and really interesting chemistry besides.s

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