If kept dry and out of direct light, can last as long as 20+ years. I use it mostly for descaling coffee maker, but some for cooking. 5 pounds will last me about 2-3 years, so I don't worry about it.
It doesn't matter. Manufactured citric acid is made using black mold. It is not made from natural citrus fruits like lemons and limes. The usca clinical study referenced on PUBMED that links it to inflammation. It is often found as an ingredient in foods and supplements (including those that are natural or even organic…
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It doesn't matter. Manufactured citric acid is made using black mold. It is not made from natural citrus fruits like lemons and limes. The usca clinical study referenced on PUBMED that links it to inflammation. It is often found as an ingredient in foods and supplements (including those that are natural or even organic). It gives me headaches, so I avoid it.
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It doesn't matter. Manufactured citric acid is made using black mold. It is not made from natural citrus fruits like lemons and limes. The usca clinical study referenced on PUBMED that links it to inflammation. It is often found as an ingredient in foods and supplements (including those that are natural or even organic). It gives me headaches, so I avoid it.
The density of the powder should be 33% higher than water. Water is close to 1:1 volume oz to weight oz. So 5lbs * 16oz/lb = 80oz if it were water. But the powder is denser, so it loses about a quarter of the volume at equal weight. My brain doesn't like this stuff anymore so I'll roughly guess it's 60oz volume which i…
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The density of the powder should be 33% higher than water. Water is close to 1:1 volume oz to weight oz. So 5lbs * 16oz/lb = 80oz if it were water. But the powder is denser, so it loses about a quarter of the volume at equal weight. My brain doesn't like this stuff anymore so I'll roughly guess it's 60oz volume which is about 7.5 cups.
My probable mistakes aside, the powder can be more or less dense by the way it's ground in every batch.
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The density of the powder should be 33% higher than water. Water is close to 1:1 volume oz to weight oz. So 5lbs * 16oz/lb = 80oz if it were water. But the powder is denser, so it loses about a quarter of the volume at equal weight. My brain doesn't like this stuff anymore so I'll roughly guess it's 60oz volume which is about 7.5 cups.
My probable mistakes aside, the powder can be more or less dense by the way it's ground in every batch.
The acid is somewhat slow acting, so if you have the option, re-run the wash cycle several times without draining the acidic water. Using hot water is best.
My mom would use a Tablespoon of Citric acid in a full kettle of water run it through a full heating cycle, then let it set about 20 minutes. Then poured out about half and put a few large marbles in and shook it around to break up any scale that was left and pour it out and rinse with clean water repeated til all the …
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My mom would use a Tablespoon of Citric acid in a full kettle of water run it through a full heating cycle, then let it set about 20 minutes. Then poured out about half and put a few large marbles in and shook it around to break up any scale that was left and pour it out and rinse with clean water repeated til all the scale was gone. If she didn't have any marbles she would use Ice cubes.++
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My mom would use a Tablespoon of Citric acid in a full kettle of water run it through a full heating cycle, then let it set about 20 minutes. Then poured out about half and put a few large marbles in and shook it around to break up any scale that was left and pour it out and rinse with clean water repeated til all the scale was gone. If she didn't have any marbles she would use Ice cubes.++
For keeping fruit from turning brown, dissolve 3 tsp per 1 C water. Remember that citric acid is sour tasting like: lemon juice, Vit C, lime juice. Fruit-Fresh has dextrose as sweetener to offset sour. Have also used citric acid in canning. My favorite use is cleaning.
The following link was obtained using a Google search:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://wcam.engr.wisc.edu/Public/Safety/MSDS/Citric%2520acid.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi7ho_Uja3aAhXHrFQKHWR_CnsQFjAAegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw1a99TvnT2nN8pOb-V55bPV
If you use coconut oil as your liquid it won't activate the acid as quickly and will make your skin silky smooth after a bath. Mix all wet ingredients into the oil, then slowly combine with your dry ones:)
