EXPLORE A NUTRIENT

Citric acid

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

Chemical reference: citric acid (C6H8O7). USDA reports Citric acid separately. [1] [2]

citric acid — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: citric acid**
An identity reference, not the appearance of the food.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: citric acid. Formula C6H8O7; PubChem CID 311; charge 0. This is a chemical reference, not a depiction of its physical appearance in food.
PubChem Compound 311, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

Foods, per 100 g

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3 foods with data 103 not reported, excluded from ranking

Strawberry
Raw strawberries.
699.8 mg
Pineapple
Raw pineapple, edible portion.
685.4 mg
Banana
Ripe or slightly ripe, raw edible banana.
341 mg

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Citric acid (Citric acid), in mg per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 311: Citric Acid · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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