- Ingredient Name:Fumaric Acid
- Functions:Acidulant, Curing Agent
- Labeling Claims:Halal, Kosher
- Features:Shelf Stable, Imparts Flavor
ProFood International Fumaric acid is unsaturated dicarboxylic acid that melts at 287.CAS Number: 110-17-8 Chemical Formula: C4H4O4 Molecular Weight 116.07 Fumaric acid is an organic (carbon-containing) food acid. It is one of the most common acids found in nature where it acts as a key ingredient in organic acid biosynthesis (the Krebs cycle). It is found in small amounts in a variety of plants and is essential to the respiration of animal and vegetable tissue. This chemical is used as a substitute for tartaric acid in beverages and baking powder.It is used as a mordant in dyeing and in the manufacture of synthetic resins and polyhydric alcohols.