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Acidulant vs Acidifier - What's the difference?

acidulant | acidifier |

As nouns the difference between acidulant and acidifier

is that acidulant is a food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste while acidifier is (chemistry) a simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.

acidulant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste

    • Related terms

    * acidulate

    acidifier

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
    • English agent nouns