First of all, it should be noted that use of anhydrous citric acid by all food and drug regulators, including The Food and Drug Administration has declared it completely safe; therefore anhydrous citric acid is used in many food industries.
Food industry
Candies, pastilles, soft drinks and carbonated beverages, fruit-flavored sweets and many other things are made from anhydrous citric acid. Because lemon juice is prepared in powder form, it can also be used to flavor dry and juicy food, because anhydrous citric acid acts as a flavoring like salt.
When making cheeses, including mozzarella cheese, anhydrous citric acid is used to achieve a suitable acidic environment and adjust PH. In production of ice cream, anhydrous citric acid is used in the production process to have an elastic and dense texture. And it can be completely ensured that it does not taste bad in the process of ice cream production.
Cosmetic
Citric acid because of its pH adjustability is wildly used in skin care products and topical lotions. It should be noted that anhydrous citric acid because of high levels of antioxidants ,is widely used in anti-aging products.
This substance (anhydrous citric acid) shaves the skin and acts exactly like a peeler, destroying dead skin cells and causing the growth of new cells and formation of collagen on the skin. Fortunately, because anhydrous citric acid is a completely natural substance, there have been no reports of allergies to this product on the skin. In shampoos and soaps, use of anhydrous citric acid causes the early dissolution of impurities from the surface of skin and hair.
Anhydrous citric acid in agriculture
Because citric acid helps to release the elements of potassium, zinc, copper, iron, etc., it increases plants grow and improve their growth process. Therefore, in the process of planting to harvest agricultural products chemical fertilizers containing anhydrous citric acid are commonly used to reduce the destructive effects of pests and insects on crops and grow plants better and better.
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