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Vegetable Acids, and Where Found

The principal vegetable acids are:

I. Acetic (HC₂H₃O₂), found in wine and vinegar.

II. Tartaric (H₂C4H4O6), found in grapes, pineapples, and tamarinds.

III. Malic, much like tartaric, found in apples, pears, peaches, apricots, gooseberries, and currants.