Citric Acid
Citruslemon
Citric Acid is an aroma compound in the citrus family, recognizable as lemon. It shows up in 43 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyCitrus
Wheel notelemon
Found in43 ingredients
PotencyA tastant, not an aroma — perceived as sharp sourness.
02What it smells like
Sour and tart rather than aromatic — clean lemon acidity.
03Also found in· 4
lemonlimeother citrusberries
04In the kitchen
A souring agent: brightens, balances sweetness, and slows browning.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
lemon
06Found in these ingredients· 43
Anaheim Chili
vegetable
Tomatillo
vegetable
Lemon
acid
Lime
acid
Orange
acid
Pineapple
fruit
Kiwi
fruit
Grapefruit
acid
Cranberry
fruit
Currant
fruit
Passion Fruit
fruit
Starfruit
fruit
Tangerine
acid
Blood Orange
acid
Meyer Lemon
acid
Gooseberry
fruit
Kumquat
acid
Hot Sauce
liquid
07Other citrus compounds· 11