Citric acid


**C6H8O7**

Citric acid is produced from lemon or pineapple juice, by fermentation of carbohydrate solutions or other suitable media usingCandidaspp. or non-toxicogenic strains of Aspergillus niger.

**Functional Classes**

Flavouring Agents: FLAVOURING_AGENT
Food Additives: ACID
Food Additives: ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST
Food Additives: SEQUESTRANT
Food Additives: SYNERGIST

> *National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Database. Citric acid, CID=311, https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/311 (accessed on July 13, 2020)*