据报道,今后几年世界柠檬酸的消费量将以年均7％～8％的速度增长。以消费大户美国为例,作为酸味剂和保鲜剂的柠檬酸市场销售额年增长率约3％～4％。在美国,啤酒行业消费柠檬酸占总消费量的45％,食品和奶制品占22.5％,洗涤剂占10％～20％。美国1993年柠檬酸的消费量比1992年增长3％,预计1995 According to reports, the consumption of citric acid in the world in the next few years will increase at an annual rate of 7% to 8%. In the United States, a large consumer market, the annual growth rate of citric acid as a sour agent and preservative is about 3% to 4%. In the United States, consumption of citric acid in the beer industry accounts for 45% of total consumption, food and dairy products account for 22.5%, and detergent accounts for 10% to 20%. The consumption of citric acid in the United States in 1993 increased by 3% over 1992, and it is expected that