As a preservative/conservative, citric acid is widely used in the food industry, and it is also used to give foods and soft drinks an acidic or sour taste. The tart, citrus taste gives foods a more robust flavor while balancing their pH and increasing acidity levels to preserve them for extended periods.
Cooks and bakers who want to add a tart, citrus flavor to their food and drinks or who need a preservative.
Homebrewers who want to adjust the pH of their beer or wine.
Canners need to raise the pH of low-acid fruits to prevent botulism.
People who make their own cleaning products or beauty products.
Citric acid, found naturally in citrus fruit, is an adaptable ingredient with numerous uses. Some examples include:
Food additive:
Citrus acid can be added to foods and beverages to preserve freshness, enhance flavor, or adjust pH levels.
Flavor enhancer:
They are usually used to increase the acidic or sour flavors of soft drinks, confectionaries, and other food and drinks.
Water softener:
These are an effective solution for combatting hard water stains by dissolving trace amounts of metal in water.
Canning:
Low-acid fruits may be safeguarded against botulism by adding citrus acid.
Skincare:
Citrus acid can create a skin mask or lotion, helping fight free radicals while stimulating new skin.
Household Cleaners:
It helps remove mineral deposits from sinks, toilets, and shower doors by creating all-purpose cleaners, glass cleaners, and toilet bowl cleaners specializing in mineral removal.
Technical Details:
Appearance: White, crystalline powder
Odor: Odorless
Solubility: Soluble in water
pH: 2.0-2.5 (1% solution)
Benefits
100% pure citric acid.
Packaged in a #2.5 can for freshness and longevity
high quality product, kinda pricey, appears to last almost forever unopened, good flavor, ordered some TEMU plastic cat food lids to cover opened can in refrigerator, am giving 2 cans to my backpacking sons to test on a 4 day group hike, the other can will be on the "cheese and cracker plate" at Thanksgiving
