Acidulant

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste.

    "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."

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