Question

Citric acid is present in food items like:

• A. curd
• B. lemons
• C. oranges
• D. apples

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

oranges

Acids taste sour and bases taste bitter. The table given below shows the food items and the acid present in them.$$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Food item}& \text{Acid present}\\ \text{Orange}& \text{Citric acid}\\ \text{Lemon}& \text{Citric acid}\\ \text{Curd}& \text{Lactic acid}\\ \text{Apple}& \text{Malic acid}\end{array}$$