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As a result, fermented foods are often teeming with live microorganisms, as well as byproducts of the fermentation process that include various vitamins and lactic and citric acids.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2021
These drinks often contain phosphoric and citric acids, which can strip away enamel.
From Time ● Dec. 6, 2016
My skin is doused with gentle citric acids.
From Time Magazine Archive
The citric acids have a cooking effect on the flesh, turning raw fish into a pungent, fresh, salsa-like spread.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jessie took one prong off the nail of one lemon so as not to waste valuable citric acids, then laid her project out on a tray, and they brought their gifts upstairs.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
