The citric acid is a kitchen essential used in preserving, flavoring, and cleaning. Completely preserves the Vitamin C content of a food product. Adds an acidic or sour taste to meat, candy, soft drinks, and ice cream. It keeps fruits and vegetables fresh and food flavorful. Perfect for use for in craft making, candy making, pH adjustment, water softening, and more! Helps in sprouting, canning, drying or freezing, bread making, conserving, and jarring. Citric acid is a weak organic acid and it is a natural preservative and is also used to add an acidic or sour taste to foods and soft drinks.