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<p><meta charset="UTF-8" /><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-huuid="6414161631852285624" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); color: rgb(0, 29, 53);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px;">Malic Acid</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> is a naturally occurring, sour-tasting organic acid found in fruits, especially apples, used in the food and beverage industry to add tartness and balance flavour.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span data-huuid="6414161631852284367" style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;">It acts as a pH regulator, contributes to the "mouthwatering" taste, and can also be used in winemaking to adjust acidity.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>




<p><span data-huuid="6414161631852283110" style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">While it has various potential health benefits under investigation for conditions like fibromyalgia<span class="M5tQyf" style="white-space: nowrap">,</span><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>it is primarily recognised for its culinary and industrial uses;</span></p>




<p><span data-huuid="6414161631852283110" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;"><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53);">Malic Acid found naturally in many fruits and vegetables, with apples being a particularly rich source; also found in fruit such as peaches and grapes;</span></span><br /></span></p>




<p><span data-huuid="6414161631852283110" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;"><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-family: Tahoma;"></span></span></span></p>


<p align="left" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 5px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; overflow-wrap: break-word; display: block; zoom: 1; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: left; background: white;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Technical Description: Malic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O5. It is a dicarboxylic acid that is made by all living organisms, contributes to the sour taste of fruits, and is used as a food additive. Malic acid has two stereoisomeric forms (L- and D-enantiomers), though only the L-isomer exists naturally. The salts and esters of Malic Acid are known as malates. The malate anion is an intermediate in the Citric Acid cycle.<br /></span></p>


<p align="left" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 5px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; overflow-wrap: break-word; display: block; zoom: 1; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: left; background: white;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Malic acid, when added to food products, is denoted by E number E296. It is sometimes used with or in place of the less sour Citric Acid in sour sweets. These sweets are sometimes labeled with a warning stating that excessive consumption can cause irritation of the mouth.&nbsp;</span></p>


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