Acids as food additives.

Food acid
Code
Acetic acid
260
Citric acid
330
Lactic acid
270
Malic acid
296
Tartaric acid
334

Visit your local supermarket and see if you can identify the acids mentioned above in as many foods as possible. Complete the table below.

Food acid
Food
Lactic acid
Yoghurt
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Using an indicator work out which of the items below are acids and which are bases.

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Strong base Weak base Strong acid Weak acid