中国自七十年代初建造柠檬工厂,结束了柠檬酸依赖进口的局面。到1994年中国柠檬酸总产量已达到19.77万吨,超过了美国同年总产量,中国成了世界上最大的柠檬酸生产国。中国生产19万多吨80%是出口,美国生产17万多吨只有20%出口,因此,中国也成了世界柠檬酸出口大国。 China’s construction of a lemon factory since the early 1970s ended the citric acid dependence on imports. By 1994, the total output of citric acid in China had reached 197,700 tons, which exceeded the total output of the United States in the same year. China has become the world’s largest citric acid producer. China produces more than 190,000 tons of 80% of its exports. The United States produces only more than 170,000 tons of only 20% of its exports. As a result, China has become a world-wide exporter of citric acid.