Organic acids are added which contribute to the taste and flavor of the drink.
Citric acid is most commonly employed, with others like phosphoric acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid and malic acid, the latter two being added in very small amounts.
It was originally obtained commercially from lemons, limes, or bergamots by pressing the fruit, concentrating the expressed juice and precipitating citric acid as its calcium salt by running in, with constant stirring, a slurry of chalk and water.
It is an intermediate organic compound in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Citric acid is a six carbon tricarboxylic acid, which was first isolated from lemon juice.
Citric acid is used soft drinks and other beverages to create slightly tart refreshing flavor and balance sweetness.
Present day soft drinks formulations usually employ the anhydrous form, which has cost-in-use advantages over the major traditionally used monohydrate.
Citric acid in soft drink
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