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Citric acid powder is a versatile and must-have baking ingredient for your home or commercial kitchen. Food-grade citric acid powder can be used for a variety of applications, such as enhancing the flavor profiles of beverages, culinary cuisines, and baked goods. Natural citric acid powder can also be used as a cleaning agent and can even be incorporated into skincare products. In this article, we are going to share some of the nifty features of natural and organic citric acid powder, as well as a recipe for homemade guacamole!
What Is Citric Acid Powder?
Discovered in 1917, citric acid powder actually comes from mold. And yes, you read that correctly. The mold by the name of “Aspergillus niger” is what creates this magical powder. Uniquely, the mold metabolizes sucrose or glucose, which proves to be more efficient than extracting it directly from citrus fruits. Citric acid powder is actually more commonly referred to as sour salt because of its appearance and taste – not to mention its candy-like appearance.
How to Use Citric Acid in Your Kitchen
Keep organic and natural citric acid powder on hand to incorporate into your beverages, desserts, and cuisines. Having a supply of sour salt in your pantry can provide you with endless possibilities for enhancing everyday recipes. Add bold flavor to your favorite dishes with food-grade citric acid powder.
Use pure citric acid powder as a natural preservative for fruits and vegetables to keep them fresh longer. Another reason to use citric acid powder is that it helps to prevent oxidation, so your vegetables and fruits maintain their colors without turning brown.
What Food-Grade Applications Can I Use Citrus Acid Powder For?
As mentioned earlier, citric acid powder is versatile in your kitchen for your homemade recipes. Citric acid powder can enhance flavors, preserve various foods, and even ripen them! The reason why citric acid powder is essential to preserving food is that it prevents bacteria from growing. Therefore, sour salt is a great addition to jams, jellies, gelatin desserts, and other canned food products.
Many culinary and baking recipes call for pure citric acid powder as it adds a tart or sour flavor that complements the other flavors of the dish. Using citric acid in cooking applications, when making culinary dishes like sauces, marinades, stews, and soups, helps to bring out the flavor profile. Citric acid for baking cookies, cakes, and muffins helps activate the baking soda, creating the leavening effect you are looking for in your finished product.
Sour salt is also essential in candy making, as it imparts a tart or sour flavor to candies. In cheese making, citric acid powder is often used to speed the process up. Many types of cheeses, including mozzarella and ricotta, are made with pure citric acid powder.
In the beverage industry, many juices, iced teas, co*cktails, and lemonades incorporate citric acid powder to enhance the overall flavor profile. Citric acid powder can also be used to make both ciders and wine, as it’s used to help adjust the acidity levels and boost the flavor of these types of beverages.
Fun fact: most companies all over the globe use citric acid powder as a flavor enhancer in beverages.
Plus, Nature’s Flavors Organic Citric Acid Powder is vegan, kosher, and gluten-free!
Other Uses for Citric Acid Powder
Use citric acid powder to clean countertops and appliances in the kitchen. Descale coffee machines and tea kettles with a solution that includes citric acid powder. Our pure citric acid powder can also be used to help remove rust and limescale naturally.
If you make your own skincare or cosmetic products, incorporate natural citric acid powder to bring out its exfoliating properties. Citric acid powder can be added to soaps, facial washes, body scrubs, toners, and face masks.
Try This!
Experimenting with citric acid for cooking and baking can be scary, and that’s okay! Try out this simple guacamole recipe, and see how much of a difference citric acid powder will make!
Guacamole Recipe with Citric Acid Powder
Adding citric acid powder to your list of ingredients is like having a secret weapon for guacamole. Not only will the natural citric acid powder enhance the tanginess of the lime, but it will also keep your precious guac that beautiful green color, so you don’t have to worry that the avocados will turn brown!
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8
Calories 50 kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Avocados, ripe
- 1 tsp Organic Citric Acid Powder
- 2 Serrano or jalapeño peppers, finely chopped
- 1 Red onion, medium, diced
- 3-4 Limes, squeezed
- 1-2 Small garlic cloves, minced
- 1.5 tsp Kosher salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
Instructions
Slice your avocados, and mash them to your liking in a bowl.
After dicing the serrano or jalapeño peppers and the onion, go ahead and add those to the mashed avocados and stir.
Add in the minced garlic cloves.
Dissolve the pure citric acid powder into the fresh lime juice in a separate bowl. Then, add the lime juice with the citric acid powder to the guacamole.
Add salt and pepper.
Do one final mix, and enjoy your fresh guacamole!
Notes
Remember that recipes are just inspiration, so if you want to put your own spin on it, please do so! You can add tomatoes and cilantro as well if you desire. Also, if you want your guacamole more spicy or smoother, make sure to adjust accordingly.
Enjoy this zesty guacamole recipe with citric acid as an appetizer or snack. The guacamole pairs perfectly with tortilla chips, quesadillas, Mexican dishes, or a platter of nachos. Happy snacking!
Nutrition
Calories: 50kcalCarbohydrates: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 438mgPotassium: 159mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 75IUVitamin C: 9.1mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword all natural, citric acid powder, guacamole, tipsandtricks, vegan
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Before You Go…
Guacamole is just the beginning of your journey with citric acid powder. Incorporating natural and organic citric acid in recipes for baking, cooking, and beverages will upgrade your desserts, culinary dishes, and drinks. Make sure to store your food-grade citric acid powder for cooking and baking in a cool, dry place to maintain optimal freshness. Also, keep in mind our citric acid powder has a shelf life of five years unopened and three years once opened.
Buy citric acid powder from Nature’s Flavors today! Be sure to check out our organic citric acid (50% Solution) for a liquid option.
