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what they are and more importantly what everyday food and drinks
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In this edition we take a look at Malic Acid of which Rigest is the primary UK agent for global
manufacturing leaders ISEGEN.
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What to know about Malic Acid?
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time before gradually diminishing.
Malic acid, or hydroxysuccininic acid, is a dicarboxylic acid also
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found in citrus fruit in combination with citric acid..
It is a naturally occurring acidulant and can be found in a wide range
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place in the Krebs cycle.
Malic acid was introduced to the food industry in 1923 but only
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of new plants, malic acid has become a fast growing food acidulant,
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other acidulants.
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formulation and application.
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