Citric Acid

Organic acid found in citrus fruits, used as a food preservative and flavoring.

ChemistryFood AdditiveOrganic CompoundAcid

Complexity

Current best complexity is 6:

Citric Acid
6
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Statistics

Discovered by
9boards
Best recipe held by
3boards
First discovered
6 monthsago
Crafted
21times
Made with
18recipes
Used in
16recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    Sara's board
    · 6 months ago
  2. Lowest complexity6first held by
    .
    · 3 months ago
  3. Last crafted by
    Hello5184's board
    · 1 month ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    Hello5184's board
    · 1 month ago

Appears in

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Technical information

Concept ID
11036
Color
#f4a460
Emoji
🍋
Categories
Chemistry, Food Additive, Organic Compound, Acid
Best complexity
6
First discovered
Feb 14, 2026, 17:03 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Citric Acid" concept

Citric Acid can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Chemistry, Food Additive, Organic Compound, Acid. Organic acid found in citrus fruits, used as a food preservative and flavoring.

It has been discovered by 9 boards and crafted 21 times, first appearing 6 months ago. Citric Acid can be created from 18 recipes, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 16 others.

Citric Acid was first discovered by Sara's board 6 months ago. The lowest-complexity recipe (6) is held by ..

You'll find Citric Acid in the Chemicals collection.

Related concepts worth exploring include Oxygen, Ozone, Combustion, Corrosion, Oxidation, Oxidizer, and 6 more.