Natural acid found in apples and pears. Used as acidity regulator and flavour enhancer.
Malic Acid has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.
Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)
Found in 151 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.
Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA
Malic Acid is also known as e296, apple acid, malic acid, dl-malic acid, ябълчна киселина — these all refer to the same ingredient.
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