Fumaric acid (E297)

No. Fumaric acid (E297) 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

A food additive authorised for industrial food production.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 153 of the 157 products here that contain fumaric acid (E297) (97%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

More about fumaric acid (E297) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Fumaric acid (E297) appears in 157 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Products containing fumaric acid (E297)

Showing the 60 most popular of 157.

How the NOVA classification works