Natural citric acid ambiri kufalitsidwa m'chilengedwe, ndipo alipo mu zipatso za zomera monga mandimu, zipatso za citrus, chinanazi, komanso mafupa, minofu, ndi magazi a nyama. Citric acid wopangidwa mwaluso amapangidwa ndi kupesa shuga wokhala ndi zinthu monga shuga, molasi, wowuma, ndi mphesa.

Mitundu yambiri ya zipatso ndi ndiwo zamasamba, makamaka zipatso za citrus, zimakhala ndi citric acid yambiri, makamaka mandimu ndi laimu - zimakhala ndi citric acid yambiri, ndipo pambuyo poyanika, zomwe zili mu madzi a zipatso zimakhala pafupifupi 47 g / L). Mu zipatso za citrus, zomwe zili mu citric acid zimayambira 0.005mol/L pa malalanje ndi mphesa kufika 0.30mol/L pa mandimu ndi mandimu. Izi zimasiyanasiyana malinga ndi kukula kwa mitundu yosiyanasiyana yolimidwa ndi zomera