malic acid
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English
Noun
- (organic chemistry) A colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, hydroxy-malonic acid, found in wine, apples, and other fruit; it is converted to lactic acid by malolactic fermentation.
- 2008, Dr. David Steen, Philip R. Ashurst, editors, Carbonated Soft Drinks: Formulation and Manufacture, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 62:
- Malic acid is a crystalline white solid (m.p. 100°C) and is highly soluble in water. […] Malic acid finds use in a variety of products, mostly in fruit-flavoured carbonates. It is the preferred acidulant in low-calorie drinks and in cider and apple drinks, enhancing flavour and stabilising colour in carbonated and non-carbonated fruit-flavoured drinks.
Synonyms
- E296 when used as an acidity regulator
- acid of apples (obsolete)
Translations
the organic acid
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