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Find the names of natural organic acid and their sources.


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Natural organic acid- Natural organic acids are those acids which are present in nature itself.

They are neither synthesized in laboratories nor alternated after collecting from natural resources.

Humans intake them mostly from their original sources.

Some examples and sources of Natural Organic acid are:

  1. Vinegar: Acetic acid (it is present in nature organically and it can also be synthesized in the laboratory.
  2. Apple: Malic acid ( Malic acid is present in apples, which is directly consumed by eating apples).
  3. Tamarind, Grapes: Tartaric acid. (Tamarind, Grapes are the organic natural source of tartaric acid)
  4. Milk: Lactic acid (Converting milk into curd gives lactic acid naturally)
  5. Lemon: Citric acid. (Lemon is a natural source of Citric acid)l
  6. Tomato: Ascorbic acid. (Tomato is an organic natural source of Ascorbic acid)

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