Acid in Cooking

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What is
acid in cooking?
Nowadays, many people in the world use chemical
for cooking. People also use acid for saving the food or
making the food have sour taste. Moreover, acid have
many type and use in a different ways.

Lactic Acid
Lactic acid is one of the organic compound It is
formed by microbial degradation of sugar in products
and it also formed in fermentation. You can see the
lactic acid in bakery product, meat, or fruit.

The formula is CH3CH(OH)CO2H

Acetic Acid
Acetic acid or ethanoic acid is an organic acid. It use to
make a food have flavor. Moreover, it also use to make the
result of cooking such as Hypokalemia that make the body
have low potassium levels in blood. You can find the Acetic
acid in vinegar.

The formula is CH3CO2H or C2H4O2

Citric Acid
Citric acid is an organic acid. This acid
is giving a sour flavor and it also produced
the organisms such as mold. Most of this
acid can find in soft drink, fruit, vegetable. In
addition, it also have pH level that make the
bacteria uncomfortable to grow up.

The formula isC6H5O73 or C3H5O(COO)33

Advantages
Lactic Acid
Controlling pathogenic bacteria in meat
Balancing the sweet taste in fruit juice
Reducing the milks pH

Acetic Acid
Controlling acid in food (Acidification)
Using in food preservation
Traditional Pickle

 Citric Acid
Preventing botulism
Cheese production
Helping the milk to ferment faster
Adding in soft drinks as a preservative and a
favoring
Using as an emulsifier in frozen product
Antioxidant

Disadvantages
Lactic Acid
Making muscle cramp when exercising

Acetic Acid
Killing Mycobacteria

Citric Acid
If taking too much, it can cause diarrhea.

Reference
http://herbivoracious.com/2010/01/the-value-of-acid---making-your-food-pop-part-2.html
https://caloriebee.com/nutrition/Effects-of-Benzoic-Acid-and-Benzoates-in-Food-and-Medicines
http://foodreference.about.com/od/Food-Additives/a/What-Is-Citric-Acid.htm
http://www.lactic-acid.com/lactic_acid_in_food.html
http://www.fao.org/docrep/v5030e/v5030e0d.html