This invention relates to the controlled acidification of food products, like dairy products, meat etc. By acidification, food products are protected against harmful microbiological cultures and food can get a certain texture, e.g. the coagulation of dairy products or the drying and texture formation of dried sausages. The invention comprises a new method of acidifying food products in a controlled way. Using lactic- or glycolic acid oligomer/derivatives and salts or derivatives thereof achieve this controlled acidification.