Acide citric naturel ikwirakwizwa cyane muri kamere, kandi ibaho mu mbuto z'ibimera nk'indimu, imbuto za citrusi, inanasi, ndetse no mu magufa, imitsi, n'amaraso y'inyamaswa. Acide ya citricike yakozwe muburyo bwa artique ikorwa no gusembura isukari irimo ibintu nka sukari, molase, krahisi, n'inzabibu.

Ubwoko bwinshi bwimbuto n'imboga, cyane cyane imbuto za citrus, zirimo aside nyinshi ya citricike, cyane cyane indimu na lime - zirimo aside nyinshi ya citric, kandi nyuma yo kumisha, ibirimo bishobora kugera kuri 8% (ibirimo umutobe wimbuto ni 47 g / L). Mu mbuto za citrusi, ibirimo aside aside iri hagati ya 0.005mol / L kumacunga n'inzabibu kugeza 0.30mol / L ku ndimu na lime. Ibirimo biratandukanye no gukura kw amoko atandukanye ahingwa