Cashew nut shell liquid with improved stability

摘要

Disclosed is a composition comprising a chelating agent and unheated cashew nut shell liquid or anacardic acid, wherein the chelating agent is selected from the group consisting of: i) an organic acid chelating agent or an organic acid salt chelating agent selected from the group consisting of: citric acid or a salt thereof excluding iron citrate salts; malic acid or a salt thereof; tartaric acid or a salt thereof; succinic acid or a salt thereof; propionic acid or a salt thereof; gluconic acid or a salt thereof; or glycolic acid or a salt thereof; or ii) a phosphoric acid chelating agent or a phosphate chelating agent selected from the group consisting of: orthophosphoric acid or a salt thereof; pyrophosphoric acid or a salt thereof; tripolyphosphoric acid or a salt thereof; tetrapolyphosphoric acid or a salt thereof; hexametaphosphoric acid or a salt thereof; or phytic acid or a salt thereof, or iii) an amino polycarboxylic acid chelating agent or an amino polycarboxylate chelating agent selected from the group consisting of: ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid or a salt thereof; ethylenediamine diacetic acid or a salt thereof; hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid or a salt thereof; diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid or a salt thereof; nitrilotriacetic acid or a salt thereof; triethylenetetraamine hexaacetic acid or a salt thereof; dicarboxymethyl glutamine hexaacetic acid or a salt thereof; dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid tetrasodium salt; or dihydroxymethyl glycine.