Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
2-Phosphono-1,2,4-butanetricarboxylic acid
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Vehicle.
Research docs0Claims0Sources5FunctionChelating agent • Corrosion inhibitorIdentifierDTXSID4027999
Concern score
5/100Low concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
How we scored this
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 5/100 (low) · high confidence.
Where it appears
Prevalence of 2-Phosphono-1,2,4-butanetricarboxylic acid in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
16
Brands
6
Food and drugLaboratory suppliesVehicleRaw materialsSpecialty occupational productsCleaning products and household care
Typical roles
Chelating agentCorrosion inhibitorpH regulating agent
Catalog
Found in these products
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, pH regulating agent, Corrosion inhibitor.
Effective: January 7, 2008View source →
US
FDA
openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
Effective: 2026-05-24View source →