Table 2. Free organic acid contents of onion juice (OJ), black onion juice (BJ), onion vinegar (OV), and black onion vinegar (BV)
| Free organic acids | Contents (g/L) | |
| Not fermented | Fermented |
| OJ1) | BJ | OV | BV |
| Oxalic acid | -2) | 0.01±0.003) | 0.02±0.00 | 0.10±0.00 |
| Citric acid | 0.40±0.02 | 0.25±0.02 | 0.50±0.03 | 0.32±0.04 |
| Malic acid | 9.76±0.18 | 6.13±0.43 | 33.60±1.36 | 9.73±0.30 |
| Succinic acid | - | - | | - | - |
| Lactic acid | - | - | - | - |
| Acetic acid | 0.88±0.05 | 1.15±0.1 | 37.60±1.47 | 45.90±1.64 |
| Total | 11.04±0.13 | 7.53±0.35 | 71.70±2.85 | 56.10±1.72 |
| Acidity (%) | 1.50 | 1.57 | 4.45 | 5.12 |
OJ, onion juice; BJ, black onion juice; OV, onion vinegar; BV, black onion vinegar.
Not detected.
Values are mean±SD (n=3).