Citric acid
Citric acid is also known as citric acid, an organic acid found in citrus, and is a natural preservative. It was discovered by the scientist Jabir ibn Hayyan in the eighth century AD. It should be noted that it is considered an important intermediary in the citric acid cycle in biochemistry. It allows for its formation in all metabolic processes of most organisms, and in this article we will learn more about it.
What is citric acid
Properties of citric acid
Citric acid is transparent and colorless, but when milled, it turns into fine white powder or white crystalline granules. It tends to have syphilis color in the dry air. It is also highly soluble in water. It also dissolves in alcohol easily. It is noted that it has strong acid taste, and pungent, where it is kept in sealed cans in cold and dry places.
Citric Acid Uses
- Enter into preparing a lot of foods, such as cheese, bread, alcoholic beverages, ice cream, because of its distinctive flavor.
- It is applied to sweets, which makes them taste acidic.
- It is an alternative to lemon juice.
- Used as a preservative to keep fresh, canned fruits.
- Used as an alternative to salt in bread, such as fermented dough.
- Contributes to milk coagulation, turning it into hard cheese.
Citric Acid Benefits
- Strengthens the ability of bones to absorb calcium quickly and easily.
- Reduces the size of kidney stones, which prevents their proliferation, or doubles their size.
- Reduces the symptoms of colds, by eating it with a cup of lukewarm water, and a teaspoon of honey.
- Treats jaundice, and fights it.
- Healing liver diseases.
- Prevents hemorrhagic haemorrhage and reduces blood flow.
- Expels toxins from the blood, and reduces the proportion of harmful cholesterol in the body.
- Promotes scalp health, protects hair from falling, and eliminates pimples.
- Enhances digestion and absorption of metals.
Citric Acid Damage
- It leads to nausea.
- Causes vomiting.
- Leading to diarrhea.
- Causes stomach pain.
- Causing growth in the limbs, leading to muscle spasms.
- Affects the health of pregnant women, as it leads to raise blood pressure, and the risk of being infected with poisoning of blood, and can pass to milk in pregnant breast, which affects the taste.
- Increases the risk of diabetes in people with diabetes.
- Note: It is best not to use citric acid before consulting your doctor, especially those with kidney disease, high blood pressure, or a history of illness, such as a heartbeat disorder, breathing problems, swelling of the legs, ankles or feet.