Description
1. It is used as a sour agent for refreshing beverages and food, a color retainer for fruit drinks, etc., a preservative (emulsion stabilizer for mayonnaise, etc.). 2. Raw materials for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tooth cleaning liquids, metal cleaning agents, buffers, anticoagulants for textile industry, industrial deodorants, fluorescent whitening agents for polyester fibers, and monomers for the manufacture of alkyd resins body etc. 3. When used as flavor enhancer, flavoring agent, auxiliary drug and pH control agent, the United States stipulates that no more than 6.9% in hard candy and about 6.7% in other foods, but neither of these two malic acids can be used in baby food .