I-citric acid yemvelo isatshalaliswa kabanzi emvelweni, futhi ikhona ezitshalweni zezitshalo ezinjengolamula, izithelo ezisawolintshi, amaphayinaphu, kanye nasemathanjeni, emisipha nasegazini lezilwane. I-citric acid eyenziwe ngokwenzayo ikhiqizwa ngokuvubela ushukela oqukethe izinto ezinjengoshukela, ama-molasses, isitashi, namagilebhisi.

Izinhlobo eziningi zezithelo nemifino, ikakhulukazi izithelo ezisawolintshi, ziqukethe inani eliphakeme le-citric acid, ikakhulukazi ilamula kanye ne-lime - iqukethe inani elikhulu le-citric acid, futhi ngemva kokumiswa, okuqukethwe kungafinyelela ku-8% (okuqukethwe kwejusi yezithelo cishe ku-47 g / L). Ezithelweni ezisawolintshi, okuqukethwe kwe-citric acid kusuka ku-0.005mol/L kumawolintshi namagilebhisi kuye ku-0.30mol/L kumalamuni nama-lime. Lokhu okuqukethwe kuyehluka ngokukhula kwezinhlobo nezitshalo ezitshaliwe