E296

E296 (Malic acid) (1) is a dicarboxylic acid found in unripe fruits and produces a pleasant sour taste. It was discovered in 1785 in an apple by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a Swedish researcher born in 1742 and passed away in 1786, author of numerous discoveries including manganese, chlorine, tartaric acid, glycerin and lactic acid, which he simply...