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Now, we will give you some information about the effect of citric acid. Let’s read it! Citric acid is an organic compound which has carbocyl substituent. Citric acid is a weak organic acid found in citrus fruits. Citric acid has benefit and weakness in some major like industry, food and drink, pharmacopeia, etc.

** Do you know ?? ** About 50% of the world's citric acid production is used as flavor enhancers for beverages, while another 19% goes into food. About 15% is consumed in detergent production, 8% in pharmaceuticals, and 8% in industrial applications. And humans synthesis and break down an astonishing amount of citric acid - over 1.5 kg - every day. Each year about 320,000 tonnes of citric acid is used in the production of foods and beverages. It’s so amazing, right?

** These are the benefits of citric acid in some major **

** Healthy ** ** Citric acid is helpful for the body because: **
 * Helps prevent urinary tract infections
 * Can be used as a natural preservative in lieu of chemicals
 * Facilitates energy production within cells [as explained below]
 * A great natural astringent (instead of alcohol)
 * Helps regulate pH in the [|digestive tract]
 * Promotes efficient digestive function
 * Aids in the removal of toxins from the body
 * It also acts as an antioxidant synergist in fatty foods.
 * Prevents dysentery, diarrhea, and other bowel diseases
 * Helps breakdown fatty foods and increases appetite
 * Citric acid in a slightly modified form (Potassium citrate) can suspend the human heartbeat for greater facility during surgery
 * A byproduct of the Citric Acid Cycle (also known as the Krebs cycle) which is one of the three types of cellular respiration in human metabolism. Without the Citric Acid Cycle, we would be literally power-less with no energy for running, studying, playing, working, exercising or whatever you need to do.

Citric acid is essential for the citric acid cycle, which is one of the important pathways in a series of reactions in which sugar is oxidized into carbon dioxide and water with the release of energy. This conversion occurs in every living cell. Every cell needs energy, which is harnessed in the form of a compound known as ATP. ATP is mainly produced in the reactions of the citric acid cycle, therefore the citric acid cycle is essential for respiration. Without that, we cannot life.

Industry Food industry Citric acid is widely used in the food industry to: · provide sharp taste in soft drinks and sweets · generate the optimum conditions for the formation of gels in jams, jellies, confectionary and desserts · help give the conditions for the stabilization of emulsions (e.g. processed cheese and dairy products) · prevent deterioration in frozen food · act as an antioxidant in fats and oils · as a color preserver for various cuts of meat and help modify their texture during their processing · As an edible acidifier, citric acid is widely used for its advantages of high solubility, least toxicity, strong chelating power and pleasant taste. · It also plays an important role in the stabilization of oils and nutritional fats, and in vegetable, fruit, fish and meat preserves. · prevents fruits from turning brownish · to prevent crystallisation of sugar in candies, and other.

Other industry · The buffering properties of citrates are used to control pH in household cleaners and pharmaceuticals. · Citric acid's ability to chelate metals makes it useful in soaps and laundry detergents. By chelating the metals in hard water, it lets these cleaners produce foam and work better without need for water softening. · It’s used to regenerate the ion exchange materials used in water softeners by stripping off the accumulated metal ions as citrate complexes. · Used in the formulation of all effervescent tablets currently in pharmaceutical industry.

** These are the weakness of citric acid ** Citric acid is recognized as safe for use in food by all major national and international food regulatory agencies. It is naturally present in almost all forms of life, and excess citric acid is readily metabolized and eliminated from the body. Even though insignificant, but citric acid is organic compound which has weakness. If you consume more than necessary citric acid can accelerate damage to tooth enamel. So we must can understand how to organize our food. **So don’t let chemicals damaging our bodies !!!**