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Citric acid is used to preserve color in low acidic fruits, but it's main function is to raise the PH level (acidity) to make it impossible for botulism to occur in your finished product. It is absolutely essential that you add acid of some kind to low acid foods you are canning. Botulism is deadly. You may use citric acid (vitamin C), lemon juice, ascorbic acid or vinegar. Always use a recipe to get the proportions right. As to how it is used, it depends on what you are making. With jams, jellies and sauces you simply mix it in during or before the cooking process. If you are preserving whole fruits/tomatoes you add it directly to each jar. If you are preserving whole fruits in syrup, mix it into the syrup. Canning is a fun hobby, but is not to be done haphazardly with directions posted by who-knows-who. That can lead to a dangerous situation. The Ball Blue Book of Preserving is widely accepted as the best authority on home canning.
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Can you substitute citric acid for ascorbic acid in canning tomatoes?
yes:)
How do I produce a 4 percent citric acid solution using 50 percent citric acid powder and distilled water?
50% citric acid powder = 50 g citric acid/100 g 4% citric acid solution = 4 g citric acid/100 ml distilled water Determining how much citric acid powder to use is based upon how much citric acid solution you wish to make. To make 100 ml of solution, you should use 8 g of powder.
Why do some shampoo products have citric acid in them?
it depends on the shampoo, some of them use citric acid for the smell and most use it because citric acid is a very powerful cleaning agent, it destroys dirt.
Is citric acid safe to use on nickel?
Citric acid is safe to use on most things you could name, nickel included.
Is Citric acid a mineral acid?
No. Citric acid is an organic acid
Can you use cream of tartar in bath bombs?
Yes you can, it's a common alternative to citric acid. Just use half as much as you would with citric acid.
Why is citric acid a weak acid?
Citric acid is considered to be a weak acid.
What can you use instead of acetic acid for making cordial?
Perhaps citric acid?
What is the word form for citric acid?
Citric and acid ARE words, so the word form is citric acid!
What acid is in citrus fruits?
The acid found in citrus fruits is called the citric acid and can provide a sour taste and helps fight of predators with its sting when it gets into your eyes so the acid in citrus fruit is citric :)
Is citric acid malleable?
Citric acid is not malleable.
What is the use of citric acid in tropicana twester?
citric acid has a sour taste, so the most likely reason for the citric acid in the tropicana twister is to pronounce the sour flavors to create a tart taste common in fruit.
