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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
The citric acids have a cooking effect on the flesh, turning raw fish into a pungent, fresh, salsa-like spread.
From Time Magazine Archive
My skin is doused with gentle citric acids.
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
