answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Lemon juice preserves the apple and keeps it from oxidizing. People use it on apple slices to prevent them from browning. It does not make them rot.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why does a lemon make an apple rot?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

If you squeeze lemon juice on apples will the apples rot faster?

Lemon juice contains citric acid, a weak acid, but it will have have very little effect on the apple. but it will not make it rot faster it will make it rot slower


Does salt make an apple rot?

No. but it will dry out.


Does tomato juice make an apple rot?

yes!


Does baking soda make an apple rot?

yes it does, or no it does not


How long does it take for a red apple to rot?

If an apple is left in sunlight, it will be rotten in 4 days minimum. the sunshine is what will make it rot faster.


Can Coke rot an apple?

Yes vinegar does rot an apple


Does salt make fruit not rot?

Salt does not make fruit rot faster, it slows down the process. Salt absorbs the humidity in the fruit, leaving bacteria without nutrients to grow, thus making the fruit last longer. :)


Is it possible to make apple juice from a lemon?

No, it is only possible to make apple juice by THE POWER OF THE RAINBOW.


Does a seed rot with a apple?

No, the seed does not rot with an apple. The apple is actually the nutrients a seed would use to germinate.


Which apple will rot first?

i think a green apple will rot first than a red apple because a red apple is the most strongest apple.


Will an apple or potato rot first?

I think the apple


What can I make with 4 apples and a lemon?

A touch of lemon and cinnamon makes these moist apple muffins particularly delicious.