Sodium acetate (E262i)

No. Sodium acetate (E262i) 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: 62 of the 62 products here that contain sodium acetate (E262i) (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.
Sequestrant: Sequestrants are substances which form chemical complexes with metallic ions.

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

More about sodium acetate (E262i) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Sodium acetate (E262i) appears in 62 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Corn chips 7 of 359 products
Salmon fillets 5 of 28 products
Crisps 4 of 1,471 products
Potato crisps 3 of 622 products
Sushis 3 of 24 products
Crackers (Appetizers) 2 of 715 products

Products containing sodium acetate (E262i)

Showing the 60 most popular of 62.

How the NOVA classification works