Food additive · Acidity regulator / processing aid
Citric acid
- E-number
- E330
A natural acid found in citrus fruit, usually made by fermentation, used for tartness and as an antioxidant helper.
- Food additive
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points citric acid costs on a product’s receipt.
Popular products that list citric acid
3,174 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list citric acid. The 12 most scanned:
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Diet Coke Coca-Cola · 355 mL Score 29 out of 100 Poor -
Fig Bar Blueberry Nature's Bakery · 2 oz Score 14 out of 100 Bad -
Fruit Snacks Welch's · 0.8 oz (22.7 g) Score 10 out of 100 Bad -
GARDEN SALSA FLAVORED Sun Chips Sun Chips Score 18 out of 100 Bad -
Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips · 7 oz (198.4 g) Score 20 out of 100 Poor -
Mac & Cheese Kraft · 7.25 oz Score 59 out of 100 Okay -
Minis Original Archer · 1 stick 14 g Score 80 out of 100 Excellent -
Zero Ultra Monster Energy · 1 can (16 oz) Score 51 out of 100 Okay -
FIG BAR Raspberry Nature's Bakery · 57 g Score 16 out of 100 Bad -
Crunchy Cheetos · 1 oz (28.3 g) Score 52 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Supergreens Fruits & Vegetables Zena Greens Score 95 out of 100 Excellent -
Archer Original Beef Stick Mini Archer · 0.5 oz (14 g) Score 72 out of 100 Good
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (46)
- e330
- acid e330
- acid citric
- citric acid
- acido citrico
- zitronensaure
- acide citrique
- acidifier e330
- acid citric acid
- antioxidant e330
- acidifier citric acid
- acidulant citric acid
- anhydrous citric acid
- citric acid acidulant
- citric acid anhydrous
- acide citrique anhydre
- acidifiers citric acid
- acidity regulator e330
- citric acid for flavor
- acidity regulators e330
- antioxidant citric acid
- citric acid antioxidant
- antioxidants citric acid
- citric acid for tartness
- citric acid preservative
- preservative citric acid
- citric acid for freshness
- citric acid and lactic acid
- flavour enhancer citric acid
- acidity regulator citric acid
- citric acid acidity regulator
- citric acid and ascorbic acid
- citric acid as a preservative
- citric acid to maintain color
- citric acid to preserve color
- citric acid to protect flavor
- acidity regulators citric acid
- citric acid added for tartness
- citric acid to protect quality
- citric acid to preserve quality
- citric acid to maintain freshness
- citric acid to preserve freshness
- citric acid a natural preservative
- citric acid to help protect flavor
- citric acid used to protect flavor
- citric acid added to preserve freshness
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