Controlled foam detergent additive

Composition consisting essentially of:

• ______________________________________ Components Wt. % ______________________________________ Water 6.0-86.95 Potassium hydroxide, dry basis 1.4-6.9 Amino tri methyl phosphonic acid, 40% active 2.0-10.0 100% active 0.8-4.0 Cycloaliphatic C.sub.21 dicarboxylic acid of the formula 0.5-8.0 ##STR2## in which one X is hydrogen and the other is a carboxylic acid group. Sodium glucoheptonate or gluconate 5.0-35.0 Sodium nitrite 0.5-5.0 Linear alcohol alkoxylate, being an alpha 0.05-5.0 alkyl hydroxypolyoxyethylene/oxypropylene cyclic polymer in which alkyl is C.sub.12-15, oxyethylene content is 8-13 moles, oxypropylene content is 7-30 moles, average moles of ethylene oxide is 9, and average moles of propylene oxide is 15 Alkyl glucosides in which alkyl has 6-18 carbon atoms, 70% active 2.0-16.0 100% active 1.4-11.2 ______________________________________