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Hydroxycitric Acid

What is Hydroxycitric Acid?

Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) is a derivative of citric acid that is found in a variety of tropical plants. [1]


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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Hydroxycitric Acid


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Hydroxycitric Acid".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Hydroxycitric Acid - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Hydroxycitrate

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  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchMay 6, 2009 @ 1:34 AM

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