Ingredients

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Additives and aids

Photograph of Verjuice.
Acids

Verjuice

Verjuice is the sharp juice pressed from unripe grapes, and sometimes from crab apples or other sour fruit. Medieval cooks used it where later kitchens reached for vinegar or lemon.

Small pale translucent tartaric acid crystals in a plain bowl.
Acids

Tartaric acid

Tartaric acid is a crystalline food acid associated with grapes and wine; it gives sourness and is distinct from its potassium salt, cream of tartar.

Fine white cream of tartar powder in a plain bowl.
Acids

Cream of tartar

Cream of tartar is a grape-derived potassium tartrate salt used as a dry baking acid, foam aid and measured syrup ingredient.

Pale acid blend powder in a shallow ceramic dish.
Acids

Acid blend

Acid blend is a commercial mixture of food acids for winemaking. Supplier formulas differ, and pH, titratable acidity and tartness describe different effects of an addition.

White crystalline citric acid spills from a small open glass jar onto a warm ivory tabletop.
Acids

Citric acid

Citric acid is a sour, crystalline food acid found in fruit and made industrially by fermentation. In quick mozzarella it directly acidifies milk before the rennet set.