Organic Acids

Foods Highest in Citric acid

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by citric acid content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

Organic AcidsUnit: g per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 5.4 g
Highest per 100g

Number one

Tomato, sundried

Vegetable products and dishes

5.4g per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

Food	Group	g/100g
1Tomato, sundried	Vegetable products and dishes	5.4
2Lemon, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	4.8
3Juice, lemon	Non-alcoholic beverages	4.8
4Lime, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	4.5
5Juice, lime	Non-alcoholic beverages	4.5
6Passionfruit, pulp, frozen	Fruit products and dishes	3.0
7Passionfruit, raw	Fruit products and dishes	2.9
8Bean, lima, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	2.7
9Goji berry, dried	Fruit products and dishes	2.4
10Coffee, instant, dry powder or granules	Non-alcoholic beverages	2.2
11Coffee, instant, dry powder or granules, decaffeinated	Non-alcoholic beverages	2.2
12Cranberry, raw	Fruit products and dishes	2.0
13Grapefruit, yellow flesh, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	1.9
14Grapefruit, pink flesh, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	1.9
15Raspberry, raw	Fruit products and dishes	1.8
16Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1.8
17Tamarillo, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	1.8
18Raspberry, purchased frozen	Fruit products and dishes	1.8
19Pomegranate, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	1.7
20Apricot, dried	Fruit products and dishes	1.7
21Taco seasoning mix, chilli-based	Miscellaneous	1.7
22Cheese, cheddar, processed, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	1.6
23Tomato, paste, with added salt	Vegetable products and dishes	1.6
24Date, dried	Fruit products and dishes	1.5
25Guava, Hawaiian, raw	Fruit products and dishes	1.4
26Tangelo, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	1.4
27Bean, haricot, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1.4
28Tangerine or tangor, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	1.2
29Cordial base, 40% citrus fruit juice, regular	Non-alcoholic beverages	1.2
30Raspberry, canned in syrup, syrup only	Fruit products and dishes	1.1
31Bean, red kidney, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1.1
32Dressing, French or Italian, regular fat, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	1.1
33Cordial base, fruit juice/flavours, intense sweetened or diet	Non-alcoholic beverages	1.0
34Raspberry, canned in syrup, drained	Fruit products and dishes	1.0
35Jelly crystals, sugar sweetened, all flavours	Sugar products and dishes	1.0
36Raspberry, canned in syrup	Fruit products and dishes	1.0
37Papaya, red, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	1.0
38Garlic, peeled, fresh, fried, no added fat	Vegetable products and dishes	1.0
39Kiwifruit, gold, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	0.90
40Kiwifruit, green (hayward), peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	0.90
41Asparagus, canned in brine, drained	Vegetable products and dishes	0.90
42Cordial base, 25% citrus fruit juice, regular	Non-alcoholic beverages	0.90
43Dip, hummus (hommus), commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	0.90
44Pineapple, canned in pineapple juice, juice only	Fruit products and dishes	0.90
45Soft drink, energy drink, V	Non-alcoholic beverages	0.80
46Soft drink, energy drink, Red Bull	Non-alcoholic beverages	0.80
47Juice, orange, commercial	Non-alcoholic beverages	0.80
48Juice, apple & blackcurrant, commercial	Non-alcoholic beverages	0.80
49Cordial base, blackcurrant juice, regular	Non-alcoholic beverages	0.80
50Lecithin, soy, granules	Miscellaneous	0.80

Rankings

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All nutrients

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Source

Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where citric acid value is zero or not measured.