Surig Citro-Essenz 390 ml: version 4

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# Surig Citro-Essenz 390 ml <!--product-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 04003387003011
name: Surig Citro-Essenz 390 ml
name.de: Surig Citro-Essenz 390 ml
default_observation: de-glass-label
summary: Lemon-flavoured liquid acidulant for cooking from the Surig brand of Speyer & Grund, Germany.
brand: brand/surig
category: category/10006214
net_content: 390 ml
pack_format: glass bottle
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role                   | target               | market | from | until | ended | status  | source     | note                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ---------------------- | -------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| brand_owner_at_sale    | company/speyer-grund |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^dewiki    | Wikipedia names Surig as the brand of Speyer & Grund.                                                                                                                                                        |
| food_business_operator | company/speyer-grund |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^codecheck | Codecheck's contributor record gives "Hersteller / Vertrieb: Speyer & Grund GmbH & Co. KG, D-08393 Meerane/Sachsen"; the operator block is cut off at the edge of the 2018 nutrition photo ("… H & Co. KG"). |
| gs1_prefix_owner       | company/speyer-grund |        |      |       |       | derived | ^dewiki    | Prefix 4003387 (GS1 Germany range); no source names the registrant. Target is the German brand owner per ^dewiki; Surig Zitronensäure 04003387001062 (^off-zs) shares the prefix.                            |
<!--/relations-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                   | type   | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Surig Citroessenz      | search | de     |      |       |
| Surig Citro-Essenz 20% | search | de     |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient             | role      | kind  | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source     | id          | observation       | parent_id | position | printed_name                  | state |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----- | ---- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------------- | --------- | -------- | ----------------------------- | ----- |
| ingredient/water       |           | label |      |         |       |        |      |       | ^codecheck | water       | codecheck-listing |           | 1        | Wasser                        | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | acidulant | label |      |         |       |        |      |       | ^codecheck | citric-acid | codecheck-listing |           | 2        | Säuerungsmittel Citronensäure | known |
| ingredient/flavourings | flavour   | label |      |         |       |        |      |       | ^codecheck | flavouring  | codecheck-listing |           | 3        | Aroma                         | known |
<!--/ingredients-->

## Observations <!--observations-->
| id                | label                                          | kind  | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed   | status      | ingredients_text                             | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source     | note                                                                                                                                                                                                | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format  | model_number |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ |
| de-glass-label    | German label on the glass bottle (2018 photos) | label |        | de       |            |             | 2018-07-11 | supported   |                                              |                         |                          | ^off-front | Front and nutrition panel read from Open Food Facts uploads 1 and 2, both uploaded 2018-07-11; neither photo shows the ingredient list or net content.                                              |             |               |             | glass bottle |              |
| codecheck-listing | Codecheck ingredient transcription             | label |        | de       |            |             |            | unconfirmed | Wasser, Säuerungsmittel Citronensäure, Aroma | listed                  |                          | ^codecheck | Undated contributor transcription on codecheck.info, not checked against a label photo; the fetch service flags codecheck as republishing Open Food Facts-type data, so it is one line of evidence. | 390 ml      |               |             |              |              |
<!--/observations-->

## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id            | observation    | label                                             | basis  | basis_state | basis_note                                                                                            | declaration | exempt_basis | source         | note |
| ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | -------------- | ---- |
| diluted-100ml | de-glass-label | Durchschnittliche Nährwerte (verdünnt) pro 100 ml | 100 ml | as_prepared | Printed footnote: Citro-Essenz diluted with three times its volume of water to a 5 % lemon acidulant. | transcribed |              | ^off-nutrition |      |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->

## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel         | nutrient        | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method  | source | note |
| ------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | ---- |
| diluted-100ml | energy_kj       | 65    | exact     | 65 kJ         | known | printed |        |      |
| diluted-100ml | energy_kcal     | 15    | exact     | 15 kcal       | known | printed |        |      |
| diluted-100ml | fat_g           | 0.1   | less_than | <0,1 g        | known | printed |        |      |
| diluted-100ml | saturated_fat_g | 0.1   | less_than | <0,1 g        | known | printed |        |      |
| diluted-100ml | carbohydrate_g  | 0.1   | less_than | <0,1 g        | known | printed |        |      |
| diluted-100ml | sugars_g        | 0.1   | less_than | <0,1 g        | known | printed |        |      |
| diluted-100ml | protein_g       | 0.1   | less_than | <0,1 g        | known | printed |        |      |
| diluted-100ml | salt_g          | 0.03  | less_than | <0,03 g       | known | printed |        |      |
<!--/nutrition_values-->

## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation    | claim                          | kind  | source     | note                        |
| -------------- | ------------------------------ | ----- | ---------- | --------------------------- |
| de-glass-label | 4 mal stärker als Zitronensaft | label | ^off-front | Printed on the front label. |
| de-glass-label | Kraft und Frische der Zitrone  | label | ^off-front | Printed on the front label. |
| de-glass-label | für die gute Küche             | label | ^off-front | Printed on the front label. |
<!--/claims-->

## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation       | domain      | state    | detail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | source                                                                                                               |
| ----------------- | ----------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| codecheck-listing | ingredients | unknown  | No photo of the ingredient list was found; the rows follow one secondary transcription (codecheck).                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ^codecheck                                                                                                           |
|                   | markets     | unknown  | No readable retailer listing ties this GTIN to a country. The mynetfair trade listing naming the GTIN answers 403, and food-service-frater.de and ecolebensmittel.com list "Citro-Essenz 390 ml" without a barcode or pack format and may describe the PET successor. country_of_sale is left empty. | https://www.mynetfair.com/de/mnf/2050171702/surig-citro-essenz-400g-390-milliliter,4003387003011-,surig,1294339/?1=1 |
|                   | identity    | disputed | Net content: Open Food Facts and codecheck give 390 ml; the mynetfair listing title reads "400g (390 Milliliter)"; the 2007 Barcodepedia title said 400ml. Not visible in the photos.                                                                                                                | ^archive                                                                                                             |
|                   | identity    | unknown  | Surig now sells "Zitronensäure" 390 ml (04003387001062) with the same diluted nutrition footnote; no source says it replaced Citro-Essenz, so status and superseded_by are left empty.                                                                                                               | ^surig-zs                                                                                                            |
|                   | markets     | unknown  | Codecheck gives "Herkunft: Deutschland" (contributor field); country_of_origin is left empty until the pack is read.                                                                                                                                                                                 | ^codecheck                                                                                                           |
<!--/research_gaps-->

## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Discover pass from the wanted list. Photos read from Open Food Facts raw uploads 1 (front) and 2 (nutrition panel, mislabelled as ingredients on OFF).
<!--/research-->

## Images <!--images-->
| asset              | kind  | source          | licence      | attribution                  | url                                                   | accessed   | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url                                                                      | download_url | retrieved_at             | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | upscaled | observation |
| ------------------ | ----- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| front-c226e624.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/4003387003011 | 2026-09-14 |      | 4003387003011      | front_en          | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/400/338/700/3011/front_en.3.full.jpg |              | 2026-09-14T11:11:21.650Z | 4003387003011   | barcode      | 1                | 1468           | 2889            | 813          | 1600          |          |             |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref           | url                                                                                                                         | title                                                      | accessed   | publisher           | kind         | published  | record_id       | locator                        | licence      | attribution                  | upstream                    |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| off           | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/4003387003011                                                                       | Open Food Facts: Suri Citro-Essenz, Surig, 390 ml          | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts     | catalogue    |            | 4003387003011   |                                | ODbL         | Open Food Facts contributors |                             |
| off-front     | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/400/338/700/3011/1.jpg                                                     | Open Food Facts upload 1: front of the glass bottle        | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts     | pack         | 2018-07-11 | 4003387003011/1 | Front label                    | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors |                             |
| off-nutrition | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/400/338/700/3011/2.jpg                                                     | Open Food Facts upload 2: nutrition panel (verdünnt)       | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts     | pack         | 2018-07-11 | 4003387003011/2 | Nutrition panel                | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors |                             |
| codecheck     | https://www.codecheck.info/essen/kochzutaten_gewuerze/weiter_kochzutaten/ean_4003387003011/id_392713/Surig_Citro_Essenz.pro | Codecheck: Surig Citro-Essenz                              | 2026-09-13 | Codecheck           | catalogue    |            | 392713          | Inhaltsstoffe; Herstellerdaten |              |                              |                             |
| dewiki        | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speyer_%26_Grund                                                                              | Wikipedia (de): Speyer & Grund                             | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia           | publication  |            |                 |                                | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors       |                             |
| impressum     | https://www.surig.de/impressum                                                                                              | SURIG: Impressum                                           | 2026-09-13 | Speyer & Grund GmbH | manufacturer |            |                 |                                |              |                              |                             |
| surig-zs      | https://www.surig.de/produkte/zitronensaeure                                                                                | SURIG: Zitronensäure                                       | 2026-09-13 | Speyer & Grund GmbH | manufacturer |            |                 |                                |              |                              |                             |
| off-zs        | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/4003387001062                                                                       | Open Food Facts: Zitronensäure, Surig, 390ml               | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts     | catalogue    |            | 4003387001062   |                                | ODbL         | Open Food Facts contributors |                             |
| nd-hrb        | https://www.northdata.com/Speyer%20&%20Grund%20GmbH,%20Mainz/Amtsgericht%20Mainz%20HRB%2052961                              | North Data: Speyer & Grund GmbH, Mainz, HRB 52961          | 2026-09-13 | North Data          | registry     |            | HRB 52961       | Publications                   |              |                              | Handelsregister Mainz; DPMA |
| nd-hra        | https://www.northdata.com/Speyer%20&%20Grund%20GmbH%20&%20Co%C2%B7%20KG,%20Mainz/HRA%2040427                                | North Data: Speyer & Grund GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz, HRA 40427 | 2026-09-13 | North Data          | registry     |            | HRA 40427       | Publications                   |              |                              | Handelsregister Mainz       |
| archive       | https://web.archive.org/web/20070220075854/http://de.barcodepedia.com/4003387003011/surig-citroessenz-400ml                 | Barcodepedia (2007 archive): Surig Citroessenz 400ml       | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia        | other        | 2007-02-20 |                 |                                |              |                              |                             |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Surig Citro-Essenz is a lemon-flavoured liquid acidulant in a 390 ml bottle from the German brand Surig.[^off] Its front label says it is four times stronger than lemon juice, and its nutrition panel is printed for the essence diluted with three times its volume of water.[^off-front][^off-nutrition] Codecheck lists the ingredients as water, citric acid and flavouring and names Speyer & Grund as operator.[^codecheck] Speyer & Grund, based in Mainz, has sold its vinegar essence under the Surig name since 1973.[^dewiki][^impressum] A "SURIG Citroessenz" word and figure mark was filed in 2006.[^nd-hrb]

The 2018 photos show the waisted glass bottle; Speyer & Grund moved Surig essence from glass to PET in 2017.[^dewiki] Surig's site now presents a liquid Zitronensäure 390 ml with the same dilution note, under barcode 4003387001062; no source found says it replaced this article.[^surig-zs][^off-zs] The old Barcodepedia page recorded it in 2007 as "Surig Citroessenz 400ml".[^archive]
<!--/about-->