Confectionery and Cereals
Enhances the acidic flavor profile in hard and soft candies. It can be used to coat sour hard candies with citric acid powder, helping the powder remain free-flowing and resist clumping caused by moisture. It also helps prevent sugar inversion, which can negatively affect flavor.
Meat and Processed
Encapsulated Citric Acid is commonly used in fermented sausages to provide consistent flavor. The encapsulation prevents the acid from reacting too quickly with other ingredients and can reduce processing time compared with using starter cultures to develop acidity. The conventional process typically takes about 14 hours, whereas Encapsulated Citric Acid can reduce it to approximately 4 hours.