Fumaric Acid Foods
At NORBIDAR, we are dedicated to delivering food-grade fumaric acid solutions to global food and feed industries. Fumaric acid is much more than an acidulant. It is a multifunctional additive that enhances sourness, controls pH, preserves freshness, improves dough texture, and stabilizes dry mixes. At NORBIDAR, we specialize in water-soluble food-grade fumaric acid, offering superior performance in bakery, beverages, confectionery, and preserves.
With our focus on safety, certifications, and technical expertise, NORBIDAR is the trusted partner for global food manufacturers. Together, we can create foods that taste better, last longer, and meet the demands of today’s markets. Choose NORBIDAR for expert fumaric acid manufacturing and experience better food products today.
The Role of Fumaric Acid
As a Food Additive
Fumaric acid has been used for decades as a trusted food additive. Its benefits go beyond simply adding sourness. As an acidulant, stabilizer, preservative, and functional ingredient, it supports a wide range of food applications. At NORBIDAR, we manufacture fumaric acid that meets strict food-grade standards, ensuring safety, purity, and consistency. Fumaric acid is primarily known for its sour taste, but it offers much more:
- Acidulant to Add Sourness
- pH Control to Stabilize Flavor and Color
- Preservative and Antimicrobial Agent
- Leavening Agent in Baked Goods
- Improves Texture and Acts as Dough Conditioner
- Prevents Caking in Dry Mix Products
Acidulant to Add Sourness
Fumaric acid provides a strong, lingering sourness that is sharper than citric acid and longer-lasting than tartaric acid. It closely mimics natural acidity found in fruits. In confectionery, beverages, and jellies, it adds a refreshing tartness that consumers enjoy. Because it is more intense, manufacturers can use smaller amounts to achieve the same sourness, making it highly cost-effective.
pH Control to Stabilize Flavor and Color
Maintaining stable pH is crucial in food production. Fluctuations in acidity can cause unwanted changes in flavor, color, and texture. Fumaric acid provides reliable pH control, helping beverages stay clear, jams maintain brightness, and baked goods retain their desired taste balance. Its buffering ability is especially useful in fruit-based products where natural acidity varies.
Preservative and Antimicrobial Agent
Shelf life is a constant challenge in food production. Fumaric acid works as a natural preservative by inhibiting microbial growth. Its low solubility ensures gradual release, providing long-lasting protection against molds and yeasts. This property makes it ideal for sauces, jams, and dry mixes, where freshness must be maintained over extended storage periods.
Leavening Agent in Baked Goods
In baking, fumaric acid serves as an efficient leavening acid. It reacts with sodium bicarbonate to release carbon dioxide gas, helping doughs and batters rise properly. This helps improve the volume and texture of breads, cakes, and pastries. Compared with other leavening acids, fumaric acid is slower-reacting and stable at room temperature, which improves handling and ensures consistent results.
Improves texture and dough Conditioner
Texture matters as much as taste. Fumaric acid aids in strengthening gluten structure in dough, improving elasticity and handling properties. For bread, this results in a finer crumb structure, softer mouthfeel, and extended shelf life. In cakes and pastries, it supports consistent texture, even during large-scale production, resulting in softer, more appealing bakery items.
Prevents Caking in Dry Mix Products
Dry mixes for beverages, cakes, and instant foods often face the problem of caking during storage, caking reduces flowability and processing efficiency. Fumaric acid acts as an anti-caking agent, ensuring powders stay free-flowing. This prevents processing issues and maintains product quality from factory to consumer.
Is fumaric acid safety for use in food?
Safety is always a priority at NORBIDAR. Fumaric acid is recognized as safe for use in foods by major regulatory authorities worldwide. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lists it as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe). The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approves it under the code E297. It is also permitted in many other countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Food-grade fumaric acid produced by NORBIDAR meets strict purity criteria. Heavy metals, impurities, and contaminants are carefully controlled. Our water-soluble fumaric acid is tested to ensure compliance with food safety regulations, giving manufacturers confidence in its use.
Fumaric Acid: Gluten Free and Kosher Foods
Safety is always a priority at NORBIDAR. Fumaric acid is recognized as safe for use in foods by major regulatory authorities worldwide. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lists it as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe). The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approves it under the code E297. It is also permitted in many other countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Food-grade fumaric acid produced by NORBIDAR meets strict purity criteria. Heavy metals, impurities, and contaminants are carefully controlled. Our water-soluble fumaric acid is tested to ensure compliance with food safety regulations, giving manufacturers confidence in its use.
Common Food Applications of Fumaric Acid
Fumaric acid’s broad functionality makes it ideal for many food categories. NORBIDAR understand that every food application requires specific performance. Our fumaric acid adapts to different environments, offering targeted benefits.
Bakery: Improves Dough Strength and Shelf Life
In bakery products, fumaric acid strengthens dough structure, improves elasticity, and promotes consistent rising. It reacts effectively with leavening agents, helping maintain volume and softness over time. As an antimicrobial agent, it slows mold development, extending freshness and reducing waste. Recommended levels typically range from 0.3% to 0.7% of flour weight, depending on formulation. NORBIDAR’s water-soluble grade ensures even distribution, supporting high-quality bread, cakes, and tortillas with enhanced texture and longer shelf life.
Dry Mixes: Stabilizes Flavor and Texture
For powdered mixes like instant beverages, cakes, and seasoning blends, fumaric acid provides reliable acidity control and prevents clumping. Its low hygroscopicity ensures powders remain free-flowing during storage and transport. Additionally, it preserves flavor sharpness and supports consistent rehydration. Typical addition levels are 0.1% to 0.5% of total mix weight, adjusted to balance tartness and flow. NORBIDAR’s water-soluble fumaric acid ensures smooth dispersion in liquids, giving manufacturers confidence in product stability and consumer satisfaction.
Confectionery: Delivers Lasting Tartness and Mouthfeel
In confectionery, fumaric acid delivers a sharp, long-lasting sourness that dissolves more slowly than citric acid, extending tart flavor in candies, gummies, and lozenges. This makes it especially effective in sour sweets where consumers demand intense taste and lasting mouthfeel. It also supports microbial stability in sugar-based systems. Recommended usage is typically 0.2% to 0.8% of candy weight, depending on desired sourness intensity. NORBIDAR’s optimized fumaric acid ensures uniform incorporation, enhancing both taste and production efficiency.
Jam Jelly Preserves: Enhances Gel Strength and Acidity
Fruit jams, jellies, and preserves depend on controlled acidity for proper pectin gelation and long-term stability. Fumaric acid ensures reliable pH adjustment, enhances gel firmness, and protects natural fruit flavors from microbial spoilage. Its slow dissolution offers prolonged preservative effects during storage. Usage levels are generally 0.3% to 0.6% of total product weight, based on fruit acidity and sweetness. NORBIDAR’s food-grade fumaric acid helps producers achieve bright color, strong gel structure, and extended shelf life in fruit spreads.
Beverages: Provides Sharp Sourness Efficiently
In soft drinks, juice, flavored waters, and energy beverages, fumaric acid creates a crisp sour taste while efficiently lowering pH for stability. Its high acid strength allows lower dosage compared to citric or malic acid, reducing costs without compromising flavor. Fumaric acid also minimizes color degradation and extends shelf stability. Recommended usage typically ranges from 0.05% to 0.25% of beverage weight, depending on formulation. NORBIDAR’s water-soluble fumaric acid dissolves quickly and evenly, ensuring reliable flavor impact in every batch.
NORBIDAR: Food Grade Fumaric Acid Manufacturer & Supplier
NORBIDAR is not only manufacturers but also partners to our customers. We focus on delivering customized water soluble fumaric acid solutions, technical support, and reliable supply chains. Our production facilities follow strict quality management systems, ensuring consistent batches and dependable logistics.
Water Soluble Fumaric Acid by NORBIDAR
NORBIDAR offers two grades of water-soluble fumaric acid: Cold-Water-Soluble (CWS) and Hot-Water-Soluble (HWS). Both are designed to solve common challenges faced by food producers.
CWS Fumaric Acid dissolves rapidly in cold or room-temperature liquids, making it ideal for beverages, instant powders, and ready-to-drink formulations. With quick solubility, it ensures even dispersion and avoids sedimentation, providing a consistent tartness profile and sharp flavor impact.
HWS Fumaric Acid is engineered to perform best in heated systems. It dissolves efficiently during cooking or thermal processing, such as in bakery products, jams, and sauces. This grade offers controlled release, longer preservation benefits, and improved stability in applications where heat is part of the production process.
Fumaric Acid Quality Specification:
- Chemical names: Fumaric Acid
- C.A.S. number: 110-17-8
- EINECS number: 203-743-0
- Assay (%): 99.5-100.5%
- Maleic acid by HPLC (%): Max 0.1
- Loss on drying (%): Max 0.5
- Residue on ignition (%): Max 0.1
- Melting Range: 286 - 302 °C
- Arsenic: Max 3 mg/kg
- Lead: Max 2 mg/kg
- Mercury: Max 1 mg/kg
Why Choose NORBIDAR Fumaric Acid
By working with NORBIDAR, food manufacturers gain not just an ingredient supplier, but a long-term partner. Our solutions are designed to support innovation, cost-efficiency, and product excellence.
- Quality Assurance: Certified food-grade production with strict testing
- Technical Expertise: Guidance on dosage, application, and formulation
- Global Reach: Reliable logistics to serve customers worldwide
- Innovation: Continuous improvement of solubility, stability, and performance
- Customer Support: Dedicated service to meet unique customer needs
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