Citric acid is an important organic acid. According to its water content, citric acid is divided into monohydrate citric acid and anhydrous citric acid. Natural citric acid is found in the fruits of plants such as lemons, oranges and pineapples and in the bones, muscles and blood of animals. Synthetic citric acid is produced by fermentation of sugar, molasses, starch, grapes and other sugary substances, and is generally produced by corn fermentation in China. Pure citric acid is colorless transparent crystal or white powder, odorless, with an attractive sour taste.

Citric acid has a wide range of downstream consumption areas, mainly applied in food, beverage, medicine, chemical and washing fields, among which it is known as the “first edible acid flavor agent” in the food and beverage industry. Due to the extensive market demand, the demand for citric acid products is increasing year by year.

Citric acid industry belongs to the subdivision of corn deep processing industry, and the consumption of corn in citric acid industry accounts for about 2% of the total amount of corn deep processing. The global production capacity of citric acid is mainly concentrated in Asia, North America and Europe. Citric acid fermentation in Asia is mainly produced in China, with other production capacity distributed in Thailand, the United States, Austria and other places. In summary, China’s citric acid has low labor cost, rich raw material resources and highly concentrated scale, which has a great price advantage in the global citric acid market.

China is the world’s largest producer and exporter of citric acid products. In the field of fermentation, Chinese citric acid has strong advantages in fermentation technology, strain technology, extraction process, industrial scale, industrial resources and other aspects. In addition to the large domestic market demand, the export volume of domestic citric acid products is increasing year by year. The industry as a whole is an export-oriented industry, and the overall market structure features mainly export market.

China’s citric acid manufacturer include Ension,TTCA, RZBC, TAIHE, LEMON STAR and so on .

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