{"id":12076,"date":"2021-07-07T22:54:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefooduntold.com\/?p=12076"},"modified":"2023-07-11T07:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T23:28:24","slug":"what-is-citric-acid-e330-as-a-food-additive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefooduntold.com\/food-science\/what-is-citric-acid-e330-as-a-food-additive\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Citric Acid (E330) As A Food Additive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Citric acid, as a food additive, is one of the most important because of its several functions\u2014 as an acidulant, preservative, antioxidant, and stabilizer, to name a few. It also has similar uses in cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and cleaning agents manufacturing. Because of its acidic and sour taste, is it primarily used as a flavoring agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

70% of global production of citric acid<\/a> goes to the food manufacturing industry. Roughly half is used in beverage production. A naturally occurring acid in fruits, its ideal in fruit-based foods in which it intensifies the acidic fruity taste. The majority of the food industry prefers citric acid over similar ingredients because of its availability, solubility, low price, and the light fruity taste it imparts in foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the citric acid market is one of the biggest and fastest growing. Markets And Markets<\/a> valued the citric acid market at USD 3.6 Billion in 2020 and is expected to continue growing at a CAGR of 5.5%. Annually, roughly 2 million tons of citric acid are produced for various functions. Half of the volume comes from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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