I've noticed a lot of "salt and vinegar" snacks

>>9341494
>my chemical is less artificial than your chemical!

Manufacturers use malic acid to imitate vinegar probably because it's stronger and thus more economical, (you can add less for an equivalent level of sourness).

Bear this in mind if you're going to make a solution out of it for cooking, because it's the same acid that gives extreme sour candy its flavour. You don't want your fries to taste like they were dusted with Warheads.

>>9341535
That doesn't sound bad, as long as you didn't use too much.

>>9341535
>because it's the same acid that gives extreme sour candy its flavour

That's often citric acid.

>>9341689
almost all of them have both. extreme was the key word.

>>9341535
>You don't want your fries to taste like they were dusted with Warheads.
Don't tell me what I want and don't want, bitch.

>>9341494
>>9341689

Malic acid would very rarely be the primary flavourant in salt and vinegar. The primary flavourant is almost always sodium acetate.

Malic acid is used to impart a strongly sour flavour, reminiscent of green apples and sour plums. Citric acid has a longer sour flavour, with a harsher edge to it (though malic acid is more sour in the same quantity)

>>9341494
acids have different flavor profiles u dumb

malic is used for premium brands because it's sweeter and milder and it's apple cider vinegar

white vinegar is the most artificial cooking ingredient I can think of