Food additive · Acidity regulator / processing aid
Malic acid
- E-number
- E296
A fruit acid that gives a sour taste.
- 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 malic acid costs on a product’s receipt.
Popular products that list malic acid
398 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list malic acid. The 12 most scanned:
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Original Light Pringles · 5.5 oz / 158 g Score 15 out of 100 Bad -
Molokai Coconut Bai · 18 fl oz Score 69 out of 100 Good -
Zambia Bing Cherry Bai · 18 fl oz Score 50 out of 100 Okay -
Doritos Cool Ranch Flavored Tortilla Chips Frito Lay · 9.25 oz Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Black Raspberry Flavored Sparkling Water Sparkling Ice · 240 mL Score 59 out of 100 Okay -
Gummies Mott's · 72 oz Score 9 out of 100 Bad -
Doritos Cool Ranch flavored Doritos Tortilla Chips · 1 oz (28.3 g) Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos · 9.25 oz Score 35 out of 100 Poor -
Sour Cream & Onion Potato Crisps The Good Crisp Company · 45 g Score 51 out of 100 Okay -
Cool Ranch Flavor Doritos Doritos · 250 g Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Fruit Chewy Cookies Newtons · 1 × 10 oz Score 11 out of 100 Bad -
Acai & Blueberry Flavors Brookside · 32 oz Score 5 out of 100 Bad
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 (13)
- e296
- malic acid
- l malic acid
- acide malique
- dl malic acid
- acidifier e296
- acid malic acid
- acidifier malic acid
- acidity regulator e296
- malic acid for tartness
- flavour enhancer malic acid
- acidity regulator malic acid
- acidity regulators malic acid
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