Acidulant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acidulant is a noun meaning A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste.
Meaning
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste.
Example Sentences
Malic acid finds use in a variety of products, mostly in fruit-flavoured carbonates. It is the preferred acidulant in low-calorie drinks and in cider and apple drinks, enhancing flavour and stabilising colour in carbonated and non-carbonated fruit-flavoured drinks.
Word Forms
- acidulants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antacid, bitterant, acidoid, potentiator, reodorant, hadacidin.
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