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Citric acid (which is responsible for the sour taste) and ascorbic acid (which most of us know as vitamin C).

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The principal acid present in lemon is the citric acid; but also exist malic acid, ferulic acid and caffeic acid.

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citric acid

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Citric Acid or C6H8O7

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