•proper mineral supplementation of food, as an acidity regulator, and as a flavoring ingredient.
•Though not an antioxidant itself,citric acidenhances the activity of many beneficial antioxidants.
•Citric acidis protective; the morecitric acidin your urine, the more protected you are against forming newkidney stones. Citrate, used in calcium citrate supplements and in some medications (such as potassium citrate), is closely related tocitric acidand also has stone prevention benefits.