Beverages sucrose inversion

Acidulants. Acidulants give the beverage a tart or sour flavor, adjust pH to faciUtate the function of ben2oate as a preservative, reduce microbiological susceptibiUty, and act as a catalyst for the hydrolytic inversion process in sucrose sweetened beverages. The primary carbonated beverage acidulants are phosphoric acid [7664-38-2] and citric acid [77-92-9]. Other acidulants include ascorbic, tartaric, malic, and adipic acid (Table 2). 

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