In 1917, food chemist James Currie discovered that he could produce citric acid using a strain of the black mold Aspergillus niger. This method is still in use today. It is commonly used in food ...

Not necessarily. Just be aware that citric acid can be created from black mold, according to ChemicalSafetyFacts.

According to the National Institutes of Health, around 99% of the world’s production of citric acid is carried out using a processed derivative of black mold. Ward claims that this process could cause ...