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Malic Acid

What is Malic Acid?

Malic acid is a dicarboxylic acid and is the active ingredient in many sour or tart foods. [1]


History

Malic acid was first isolated from apple juice by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1785. Antoine Lavoisier in 1787 proposed the name acide malique which is derived from the Latin word for apple, mālum. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Malic Acid


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Malic Acid".
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Source(s) Derived From

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Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Malic Acid - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 DL Malic Acid

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Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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