# Citric acid and Food and beverage processing

Food and beverage processing depends on citric acid.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/citric-acid-and-food-and-beverage-processing/

[Citric acid](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/citric_acid/) (chemical) and [Food and beverage processing](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/food_beverage/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Citric acid → Food and beverage processing*

1 of the enterprise types in Food and beverage processing depend on citric acid; for the most dependent, it rates 4 out of 5 on criticality.

- **1** enterprise types depend on it
- **4 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Flavour, enzyme and food-additive suppliers: acidulant (criticality 4 of 5)

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