Lactic acid
Key Facts
Abbreviation
E270
Pronunciation
/ˈlæktɪk ˈæsəd/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Food Additives
Examples in Context
- The somewhat acid flavour is caused by the presence of lactic acid.
- Objective To separate lactic acid bacteria from yogurt and to study its fermentation performance.
- N-butyl lactate was synthesized from lactic acid and n-butyl alcohol in the presence of strongly acidic cationic exchange resin.
- An improved colorimetric method was developed for the determination of lactic acid in fermentation broth.
- Lactic acid(E270) bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid.