c acid and citric acid may be referred to herein as the lactate, L-lactate and citrate salts respectively.In one particular embodiment the salt is the L-lactate or D-lactate, preferably L-lactate.In another embodiment, the salt is a salt formed with citric acid.More particularly the salts are a mixture of the L-lactate salts and citrate salts.In the solid state, the lactate (particularly the L-lac