Plant Acids Flashcards
Also known as “Tricarboxylic acid”
CITRIC ACID
Also known as “hydroxy propanoic acid”
LACTIC ACID
Its chemical name is “2-Hydroxybutanedioic acid”
MALIC ACID
Its chemical name is diHydroxybutane dioic acid
TARTARIC ACID
Also known as “ethanedioic acid”
OXALIC ACID
Its chemical name is “butane dioic acid
ethane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid”
SUCCINIC ACID
Is an intermediate that is used by the
cells to produce energy in the form of
ATP
Fumarate
It has been used as food acidulant since
1946, Is an intermediate that is used by the
cells to produce energy in the form of
ATP
Fumaric acid
Obtained commercially from lemons, limes, and pineapples, but mostly fermentation of the
sucrose
CITRIC ACID
Obtained by the lactic fermentation of sugars or is prepared synthetically. It is also used in feeding formulas
LACTIC ACID
product of lactic acid that is use as an electrolyte replenisher and also use in the treatment of metabolic acidosis
Sodium Lactic Injection
product of lactic acid that is used as calcium replenisher
Calcium lactate
use as bleaching agent
OXALIC ACID
Consider to be water soluble, colorless crystal
with an acid taste that is used as a chemical
intermediate in medicine and in manufactures of flcokers and to make perfume esters
SUCCINIC ACID
An organic compound that is naturally found in
fruit such as apples, and often taken as a supplement
MALIC ACID
