Potassium acetate (E261)

No. Potassium acetate (E261) is not one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as processed or ultra-processed, so on its own it doesn't raise a product's NOVA group.

What it is

Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 35 of the 35 products here that contain potassium acetate (E261) (100%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

Function

Preservative: Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.

Functional class definitions from the EU food additives regulation, via Open Food Facts.

More about potassium acetate (E261) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Potassium acetate (E261) appears in 35 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Meat analogues 6 of 511 products
Cooked chicken breast slices 3 of 53 products
Prepared meats 3 of 881 products
Sausages 3 of 337 products
Chicken breasts 2 of 83 products
Ham substitutes 2 of 8 products

Products containing potassium acetate (E261)

How the NOVA classification works