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Is it healthy to use citric acid acid substitute lemon juice ?
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NO; NOT "healthy"!: I do not understand why you would want to use this chemical additive derived from mold instead of real lemon juice. Citric acid may be safe but has no nutritional value whereas lemon juice contains many phytonutrients including a variety of flavonoids that have a variety of health benefits. See http://www.newhope.com/ingredients-general/is-citric-acid-natural and http://tinyurl.com/2px32g
Answered 11/28/2017
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