Fumaric Acid(E297)
Level 1 — Generally benignIn Winter's Dictionary
Fumaric Acid is a acidulant — Acidulant, leavening additive, dry acid for dessert powders, flavoring
What it does
Acidulant, leavening additive, dry acid for dessert powders, flavoring
Where you'll see it
Dessert powders, confections, beverages, baked goods, gelatin desserts
Regulatory status
- US FDA: ASP
- EU: approved
- Notes: Up to 4% in dessert powders
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): white, odorless, derived from many plants and essential to vegetable and animal tissue respiration