Fumaric Acid

(in 665 products)

1. Acidity Regulator / Buffering Agent - Changes or maintains the acidity or basicity of food/cosmetics.

2. Flavor / Flavoring / Flavor Enhancer - Provides or enhances a particular taste or smell.

3. Preservative - Prevents and inhibits the growth of unwanted microorganisms which may be harmful

As a food additive, fumaric acid is used as an acidity regulator and can be denoted by the E number E297. It is generally used in beverages and baking powders for which requirements are placed on purity. Fumaric acid is used in the making of wheat tortillas as a food preservative and as an acid in leavening. It is generally used as a substitute for tartaric acid. As well as being a component of some artificial vinegar flavors, such as "Salt and Vinegar" flavored potato chips, it is also used as a coagulant in stovetop pudding mixes. Fumaric acid has a fruit-like taste. [1]

It is approved to use as food additive in EU and generally recognized as safe food substance in US.

1. PubChem: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/444972

1. US FDA Food Additives Status List [2018]

- Fumaric acid and its calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium salts

2. Japan’s List of Designated Food Additives under Article 10 of the Food Sanitation Act

- Fumaric Acid, Monosodium Fumarate (Sodium Fumarate)