Acetic acid from source

C2H4O2 · 60.05 g/mol

ethanoic acid · Acetic acid glacial · Ethylic acid · Vinegar acid

What is Acetic acid?

The sour molecule that makes vinegar vinegar, and a tang in sourdough. from source

CategoryFood & flavor

Chemical familyCarboxylic Acids

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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

CC(=O)O

Where you'll find it

Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.

The dose makes the poison inferred

A reported rat oral LD50 for Acetic acid is 3,530 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:

your weight154 lb

247.1 g

a median lethal dose scaled to 154 lb (247,100 mg)

“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.

Toxicity & hazards

Toxicity · LD50

3,530 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source

The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.

3 more reported values

4,960 mg/kgLD50 · oral · mouse
525 mg/kgLD50 · iv · mouse
1,060 mg/kgLD50 · dermal · rabbit

DangerFlammableCorrosiveIrritantHealth hazardH226, H303, H312, H314, H318, H334, H370, H371from source

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Where Acetic acid leads

Found infrom source

Fresh-baked breadeveryday world