Term Name: sequestrant
Synonyms: sequestrants
Definition: A food preservative that acts by chelating with metal cations (particularly those of copper, iron and nickel) that catalyse the oxidation of fats in food.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:77963]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: chelator food preservative
inverse has_role: potassium metaphosphate