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Title: citric acid
Post by: calendula on July 29, 2010, 15:43:39

I am growing burdock and will be making some dandelion and burdock cordial sometime soon and my question is about citric acid - if I choose to use lemon or lime juice as the citric acid can anyone suggest the correct amount when the recipe calls for a teaspoon of powdered citric acid - thanks in advance to all brainiacs  ;D

Title: Re: citric acid
Post by: BarriedaleNick on July 29, 2010, 16:22:18

Well lemon juice is reckoned to be about 5% citric acid so logic may suggest 20 teaspoons of lemon juice to get one of citric acid.  By my reckoning the juice of one lemon should be enough if it a good one.

Title: Re: citric acid
Post by: calendula on July 29, 2010, 20:52:10

thank you kind sir  :)

Title: Re: citric acid
Post by: sunloving on July 30, 2010, 18:01:35

I agree and it says on the side of my citric acid that 1 tea spoon is the equivalent of a whole lemon!
good luck with your dandelion and burdock!
x sunloving

Title: Re: citric acid
Post by: jasicajame on December 15, 2010, 03:58:27

Critic acid is get from lemon, lime, oranges etc. And it was beneficial for us to digest some heavy food and and it also provide stamina to a body. In a daily diet every body have to take a citric acid in his diet. It also change hard water to soft water by chemical bonding with such minerals of a water.