C4H6O5
134.09 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
Malic acid
CAS617-48-1EC210-514-9
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Food acidity regulator and flavoring agent
Malic acid is an organic compound that is produced by all living organisms and contributes to the sour taste of fruits. It is commonly used as a food additive to regulate acidity and enhance flavor.
Food acidity regulatorFlavoring agent
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H302Harmful if swallowed
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-hydroxybutanedioic acid
InChIKey
BJEPYKJPYRNKOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(C(=O)O)O)C(=O)O
Synonyms (64)
- E296
- DL-Malic acid, USP, 99.0-100.5%
- Malic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Malic acid, meets USP/NF testing specifications
- (R)-Hydroxybutanedioic acid
- (S)-Hydroxybutanedioic acid
- 2-Hydroxybutanedioic acid
- 2-Hydroxydicarboxylic acid
- 2-Hydroxysuccinic acid
- 2-hydroxyl-succinic acid
- Aepfelsaeure
- Apple acid
- Butanedioic acid, (.+-.)-
- Butanedioic acid, hydroxy-
- DL-2-hydroxybutanedioic acid
- DL-Apple Acid
- Deoxytetraric acid
- H2mal
- Hydroxybutandisaeure
- INS NO.296
- Kyselina hydroxybutandiova
- Kyselina jablecna
- Kyselina jablecna [Czech]
- L-Gydroxybutanedioicacid
- L-Malic acid-1-13C
- MOOYAM AHA BHA FACE SERUM
- Malic Acid 1524
- Malic acid (NF)
- Malic acid (Standard)
- Malic acid, DL-
- Malic acid-, (L-form)-
- Malicum acidum
- Monohydroxybernsteinsaeure
- Musashi-no-Ringosan
- Pomalous acid
- Pomalus acid
- R,S(+-)-Malic acid
- R-Malic acid
- Racemic malic acid
- Succinic acid, hydroxy-
- alpha-Hydroxysuccinic acid
- butanedioic acid, 2-hydroxy-
- d,l-malic acid
- dl-Hydroxybutanedioic acid
- hydron;2-hydroxybutanedioate
- hydroxybutanedioic acid
- hydroxysuccinic acid
- malate
- malate acid
- malic acid