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Why is coffee bitter to taste but referred to as an acid?

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The coffee is bitter in taste due to the presence of caffeine. Coffee is acidic in nature due to the presence of acids in it such as chlorogenic acid, formic acid, acetic acid, citric and malic acid etc.

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