Acidity Regulators in Food
Acidity regulators adjust or stabilize the acidity (pH) of foods, which affects flavor, color and shelf stability. Citric acid and sodium citrate are common examples.
Sushi Vinegar
Sushi vinegar is a seasoned rice vinegar used to flavor sushi rice. It is made by adding salt and sugar …
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Lactic Acid Powder
Lactic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid found in milk and other foods. It is produced commercially through the …
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Diluted With Water To 5% Acidity
This is a solution of acetic acid in water, typically made by fermenting ethanol. The fermentation process can be carried …
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Provides Tartness
Citric acid is a weak organic acid that occurs naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and oranges. It is produced …
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Citric Acid Preservative
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. It is commercially produced …
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Organic White Distilled Vinegar
Organic white distilled vinegar is made from the fermentation of organic corn or cane sugar. It is a clear, colorless …
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Calcium Hydroxide
Calcium hydroxide is a mineral compound that is a white, powdery substance. It is made by reacting calcium oxide (quicklime) …
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Dl- Malic Acid
DL-Malic acid is a synthetic form of malic acid, an organic compound naturally found in fruits like apples. It is …
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Spirit Vinegar
Spirit vinegar is a type of distilled white vinegar made from grain alcohol. It is produced by fermenting a grain …
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White Balsamic Vinegar
White balsamic vinegar is a type of vinegar made from white grapes, typically Trebbiano or similar varieties. It is produced …
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Acidifier
Acidifiers are substances that increase the acidity of foods. They are often organic acids, naturally found in fruits and vegetables, …
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Citric Acid And Calcium Chloride
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. It is commercially produced …
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Acid
Acids are compounds that donate hydrogen ions. In food, they can be naturally present in fruits and vegetables or added …
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Citric Acid And Ascorbic Acid
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits. Ascorbic acid is a form of vitamin C. …
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Salt And Citric Acid
Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride. It is found naturally in deposits and is harvested through mining …
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Ascorbic Acid And Citric Acid
Ascorbic acid is a form of vitamin C, a nutrient found naturally in many fruits and vegetables. Citric acid is …
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Organic Wine Vinegar
Organic wine vinegar is made from organic wine. The wine is fermented using acetic acid bacteria, which convert the alcohol …
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Gluconic Acid
Gluconic acid is a mild organic acid. It is found naturally in fruits, honey, and wine. It can be produced …
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Encapsulated Citric Acid
Encapsulated citric acid is citric acid coated with a food-grade material, such as vegetable oil or starch. This coating controls …
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Cane Vinegar
Cane vinegar is a type of vinegar made from fermented sugarcane juice. The process involves fermenting the sugars in sugarcane …
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Dehydrated Vinegar
Dehydrated vinegar is a powdered form of vinegar, typically white or apple cider vinegar. It is made by removing the …
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Citric
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and oranges. It is commercially produced …
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Sodium Bisulfate
Sodium bisulfate, also known as sodium acid sulfate, is an acidic salt. It is produced industrially by reacting sulfuric acid …
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Encapsulated Lactic Acid
Encapsulated lactic acid is a form of lactic acid that has been coated with a protective material, often a fat …
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Sodium Acid Sulfate
Sodium acid sulfate is an acidic salt. It is made by reacting sulfuric acid with sodium chloride. It is used …
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Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate Added To Maintain Color
Sodium acid pyrophosphate is a white, crystalline powder that is a salt of pyrophosphoric acid. It is produced by heating …
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Monosodium Phosphate
Monosodium phosphate (MSP) is a salt made from sodium and phosphate. It is produced by reacting phosphoric acid with a …
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Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and oranges. It is commercially produced …
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Organic Cider Vinegar
Organic cider vinegar is made from the fermented juice of organic apples. The process involves two fermentation stages: first, yeast …
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E330
Citric acid (E330) is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. It is commercially …
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Tripotassium Citrate
Tripotassium citrate is the potassium salt of citric acid. It is a white, crystalline powder that is odorless and has …
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Acidity Regulators
Acidity regulators are substances added to food to change or maintain its acidity or alkalinity. They can be naturally occurring …
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Acidifier: Citric Acid
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and oranges. It is produced commercially …
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Potassium Phosphates
Potassium phosphates are a group of salts that contain potassium and phosphate. They are found naturally in the body and …
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Citric Acid And Sodium Benzoate
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits. It is produced commercially through the fermentation of …
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Tricalcium Citrate
Tricalcium citrate is a calcium salt of citric acid. It is produced by reacting calcium carbonate or calcium hydroxide with …
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Water And Citric Acid
Water is a clear, odorless, tasteless liquid essential for life. Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in …
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Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid
Lactic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid found in milk and other foods. It is produced industrially through the …
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Non-gmo Citric Acid
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. In food production, it …
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Calcium Chloride And Citric Acid
Calcium chloride is a salt made from calcium and chlorine. Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in …
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Fruit Acid
Fruit acid is a general term for acids naturally found in fruits. These are often citric acid (from citrus fruits), …
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Citric Acid And BHT
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits. It is commercially produced by the fermentation of …
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Distilled Vinegar And Water
Distilled vinegar is a clear liquid made by fermenting grains like corn or barley, then distilling the resulting alcohol. Water …
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Organic Grain Vinegar
Organic grain vinegar is made from fermented grains, such as corn or wheat, that are certified organic. The grains are …
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Sodium Carbonates
Sodium carbonates are salts that occur naturally in mineral deposits and are also produced industrially. They are made from sodium …
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Acids
Acids are compounds that taste sour. They can be naturally found in fruits like lemons and limes, or they can …
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Organic Citric Acid
Citric acid is a weak organic acid that occurs naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. In food production, …
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Citric Acid Added
Citric acid is a weak organic acid naturally found in citrus fruits like lemons and oranges. It is produced commercially …
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Citric Acid And TBHQ - As Preservatives
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. It is commercially produced …
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Disodium Phosphate And Sodium Citrate
Disodium phosphate and sodium citrate are salts derived from phosphoric acid and citric acid, respectively. They are manufactured through chemical …
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