Foods high in Citric acid
Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Citric acid content per 100 g, drawn live from 15 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.
Top 11 foods highest in Citric acid
Ranked by Citric acid per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.
| # | Food or ingredient | Source | Per 100g (MG) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raspberries, raw | Foundation Food | 1,740 |
| 2 | Cranberry juice, not fortified, from concentrate, shelf stable | Foundation Food | 1,160 |
| 3 | Grapefruit juice, red, not fortified, not from concentrate, refrigerated | Foundation Food | 1,080 |
| 4 | Orange juice, no pulp, not fortified, not from concentrate, refrigerated | Foundation Food | 757 |
| 5 | Orange juice, no pulp, not fortified, from concentrate, refrigerated | Foundation Food | 706 |
| 6 | Strawberries, raw | Foundation Food | 700 |
| 7 | Pineapple, raw | Foundation Food | 685 |
| 8 | Bananas, ripe and slightly ripe, raw | Foundation Food | 341 |
| 9 | Bananas, overripe, raw | Foundation Food | 279 |
| 10 | Grape juice, white, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable | Foundation Food | 217 |
| 11 | Grape juice, purple, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable | Foundation Food | 110 |
Lowest in Citric acid
For contrast — the 4 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.
| # | Food or ingredient | Source | Per 100g (MG) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bananas, overripe, raw | Foundation Food | 279 |
| 13 | Bananas, ripe and slightly ripe, raw | Foundation Food | 341 |
| 14 | Strawberries, raw | Foundation Food | 700 |
| 15 | Raspberries, raw | Foundation Food | 1,740 |
More on Citric acid
What Citric acid is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.
Citric acid nutrient reference →Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.
USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.