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8 Foods With Citric Acid - Care Omnia Nutrition

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Bananas contain citric acid

Citric acid is both a natural component of fruit juices and a widely used food additive.

It is manufactured citric acid (MCA) that is used extensively as a food and beverage additive.

Is is used as a preservative and a food-flavor enhancer.

Research is lacking, but it is believed that MCA might be bad for you and cause inflammation.

You can find citric acid in food sources like:

You can find a more detailed list of foods that contain citric acid below.

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Ranked List Of 8 Foods With Citric Acid

Below you'll find a list of the top 8 foods that contain citric acid. It's ranked from the food with the most amount to the food with the least amount.

By clicking on a food you'll get a list of all the nutrient content of that food.

8 Foods Ranked 1 - 8 With Citric Acid

Click on a food to explore all of the nutrients it contains.

RankFoods with Citric Acidper 100gper Oz
11.2 g328.9 mg
2
(Not From Concentrate, Refrigerated, Not Fortified)
1.1 g306.2 mg
3
(Includes USDA Food Distr. Program)
757 mg214.6 mg
4
(Includes From Concentrate)
706 mg200.1 mg
5341 mg96.7 mg
6279 mg79.1 mg
7
(With Added Vitamin C, From Concentrate, Shelf Stable)
217 mg61.5 mg
8
(With Added Ascorbic Acid, Unsweetened, Canned Or Bottled)
110 mg31.2 mg
fig 1. Foods with citric acid rank 1 to 8

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Sara Niemelä

co-founder Care Omnia, Head Content Creator

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