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Does calcium hydroxide react with citric acid in orange juice?
I noticed that calcium-fortified orange juice on the shelf at my local grocery store contains calcium in the form of calcium hydroxide.
And I also noticed a couple other ingredients that ordinary ...
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How does calcium carbide artificially ripen fruits?
Lately, use of chemicals to artificially ripen fruits is in full swing. Firstly, how do they do it? Next, Are there any ways to distinguish between those that are naturally ripened and those that are ...
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Is Acrylamide carcinogenic? Why?
Recently concerned with health effects by common chemicals existent in food I've been rather busy reading article after article; and just an interesting one came around:
Acrylamide (or acrylic ...
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