Citric Acid and Why You May Want to Avoid It
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You are 100% right. About 10 yrs ago I was able to pinpoint several food allergies and the main cause on my migraines was manufactured citric acid.
It is absolutely a full-time job trying to stay ahead of all these "ingredients" involving our food. Thank you Heidi for all you do.
I agree & its only getting worse!!! It’s all about making things fast & cheap & what makes the most loot!!!💰
This is sooo true. I cannot tell you the untold hours and hours and hours that I have spent researching ingredients to find some that are actually clean.
YES!!!!!
I need it, how can I get it in Nairobi Kenya?
No it’s for us humans to become treated pharmaceutically. And more to change and develop our human genetic. We’re about to enter the Third string
Well, that just figures! I get so tired of ‘people’ messing with my food! (air, water etc...) Who has time to figure this out? The list is becoming endless. Thanks for your hard work and great attitude!
Thank you. Very valuable information. Frustrating, but valuable.
Really appreciate your bringing this to our attention Heidi! I am late to this video. Recently I bought citric acid to make gummy bears and to put some extra vit c into diet. Yikes! Out of 20 companies researched I found 3 companies that use organic powdered fruits and not citric acid in their products. They are Koyah - Organic Lemon Powder - USA or Mexico Grown & Freeze-dried; Pure Synergy - Organic Berry Power; and Laird Superfood - Organic -
A zesty twist on your normal lemon water and the easiest way to jump start your morning. Just add hot or cold water.
These companies are not using citric acid per se, but the whole powders of different fruits. Though as ascorbic acid, they are an excellent health drink as well as a very good preservative.
Really interesting that the companies listing their products as organic, non gmo and food grade critic acid did not say where the critic came from but had a long list of what it could be used for (laundry and ect.) and did not mention how it could be used in eating.
I was just going to ask if you tested the acidity of the banana mint vinegar, when you talked about the 3.5 ph. Love how thorough you are. You’re our homestead scientist.
Thank you, I have been using it for years, will follow your guidance to make a substitute. Have a blessed weekend 👍❤
Thanks Heidi, I have a very negative response to molds.
Wow, I had citric acid on my shopping list this morning and forgot to even look for it. Then I saw this video and decided to watch it. Thank you Jesus that I did. Great information, thank you.
Thanks for the info. I’m very allergic to mold so this is very important for me. Had no idea!
Ditto. Another opposite learned in 2020!💜🙏
I’m very glad you posted this. I was deathly ill with aspergillosis for over 9 years and am only recently approaching normalcy (out of wheelchair, regaining bladder function, no new tumors) and people still think I’m overly cautious about substances derived from mold. Interestingly, my presenting symptom (aside from asthma) was a CORN allergy. People think white vinegar is a wonderful cleaner, but hello! It’s CORN. There was a time when I couldn’t be hospitalized bc 85% of medical disposables are made from corn, and my house was toxic too. I strongly suggest that anyone with unexplained headaches or joint pain actually examine how much corn is in their diet.
One day we were in the grocery store (2011) and a rash appeared on my hands. It was a produce bags. “Compostable”! “Green”! Oh sure. More fields of GMO corn.
And if that’s not scary enough, Google “contraceptive corn” and remember that a certain billionaire purchased Monsanto years ago, and now he pushes vaccines.
I did not realize white vinegar is from corn. I’m going to try my hand at homemade vinegar.
Yep, sometimes it is made from GMO potatoes but usually from GMO corn. This is one of the big reasons I started making my own years ago
Rose Zingleman people think you’re overly cautious. Maybe they wouldn’t if they felt the same! I keep reading bad things about Monsanto.... I also don’t take any vaccines or flu shots. All of my children have had the measles mumps rubella but that’s about it....Obviously I did as a child. Also not going to take a Covid vaccine although I don’t really know anything about that but how could they come up with a vaccine so quickly..... anyways I’m just rambling at this point ....hope you keep feeling better!😊
Last I heard, Bayer bought out that division of Monsanto. Speaks volumes about Bayer, IMO.
@@TheSunRiseKid There is mercury in some of the flu vaccines.
Love the info and the scripture- I had that verse in my mind this morning. 💗💗
Just got interested in it for cleaning. Will look a little deeper into the Black Mold stuff. Thank You.
Citric acid is used in making several varieties of cheese, mozzerella is one, so cheeses, freeze dried also contain it to some extent. I agree with being informed and limiting what you can from our diets, it can be a full time job keeping up with it all. Thanks for sharing this information, we'll read more about it this weekend.
My friend used to make a mozzarella type cheese using rose hips. This was discovered accidentally when some milk spilled in the sink where a tea ball with rose hip in it was lying. Next day - cheese! A neighbor make goat milk cheese over a wooden fire using another herb tea...I don't remember what kind as this was in the 1970's. I mention these because I think it's good to experiment with these methods as illustrated by Rain Country, citric acid is questionable. And who knows how long it will be around? If the SHTF, it would be great to be able to make some cheese from stuff we grow and our animal's milk.
Dear Heidi, thank you for all the information!!
I have to admit that I never thought about these issues with citric acid 🤔 I use it exclusively for brightening white laundry from time to time.
There's a company here in Germany called "Heitmann", they produce organic citric acid. I hope, you can get it in America!!
For everything else I use (thanks to you 😉) my homemade vinegars.
Stay as you are and be save 😘 Maren
Hi Maren, be cautious - organic citric acid can readily be found in the states, but it is all manufactured using black mold, even if the host is organic. Excellent that it brightens white laundry tho!
Thanks for this! I'm just starting on my canning and preserving and I was wondering about this
I use from the health food store rose hips vitamin C for my acid
Thank you for that! It hadn't occurred to me! I have a rose bush who's hips are as big as the end of your thumb.🙂 They're beautiful. I've infused some but there's lots left.
I no longer eat cheese (or any dairy products), so if I want to add a cheesy flavor to something (like popcorn) I use nutritional yeast. Thanks for the great information.
Yep, nutritional yeast is great, I use it often, even for making a spreadable vegan cheese from nut pulp and no acid needed: th-cam.com/video/LKPZJLhzz5Y/w-d-xo.html
the only way to eat popcorn!
Actually nutritional yeast is terrible for you
@@chadbaker9514 more information on that, please?
@@isaiahbarton7160 absolutely. Let’s chat.
😳oh my goodness!! I had no idea! And I try to keep up on additives, etc. Thank you for the heads up!
It absolutely blows my mind that anyone would think making citric acid in this way would be a good thing. Even if 'most' people aren't bothered by this strain! Research time again. You, my dear, are a treasure.
@baby pink youngjae agenda Very true. Even with all the research tools at hand, surprises still sneak in. I think they're better hidden now.
Oh, they're bothered by it. it's just not showing up "yet"
u can just get organic non gmo citric acid
@@donnychooch9860 Most people don't even know it's an issue.
@@donnychooch9860 Way out of my little old lady budget. But I know how to make vinegar 😊
Thank you for sharing your knowledge I've learned SO MUCH from you God Bless you and your family from middle GA 🙏
Usually, I use lemon juice to soak my fruits in before freezing. I try to use as natural as possible in everything. I did not know this about modern day citrus acid. Its good to know in reading labels. Thanks for sharing.
Gail, you can also use salt water to keep your fruits from turning. I think it makes apples taste better.
@@trishthehomesteader9873 would this work on white potatoes to keep them from turning? What is the approx. Water/salt ratio?
@@revoltiz1 Potatoes have a lot of starch that makes them discolor. If you're going to cook them later, you can put them in just a bowl of water. If you're going to freeze or dehydrate them, I'd suggest par boiling them and then into cold water. How long you par boil depends on the size.
My suggestion as an Idahoan.☺️
For fruit, I think I use about 2 teaspoons to a shy tablespoon/1/2 gal. of water.
Thanks for the reminder.❤ I can't remember what I found that said it was from fruits...and it was also years ago. This is what depressed me even further when I went to some Celiac meetings. Everything was making me sick....still feel sick, but much better.
My daughter was diagnosed with celiac at age 30. We always thought she was attention seeking when she complained of a belly ache every day. I feel horrible but I took her to drs repeatedly. Why it took so long to figure it out, I'll never know. She was even hospitalized for the pain! She actually figured it out herself. Her dx was recent. Where can we find educational meetings? Thank you.
Thank you, thank you so much for this information!! I never knew....so great to know. God bless all you do.
Thank you Heidi for this information. I was going to use my Citric Acid for my growing micro greens so now I will consider an alternative.
Mold derivitive citric acid (synthetic) is toxic. Natural citric acid from lemons is what you should use...all organic and no additives. Citric acid sold online is mold citic acid made in a lab. The whole problem is that the FDA doesn't make manufacturers decipher which is in it. Rest assured if it doesn't say, it's synthetic mod citric acid because it's cost to make is barely anything. The all mighty dollar and greed Trump anything.
This is a personal story I have. One day about 3 weeks ago I developed an insanely painful hip then pain all over, I had lactic acid build up in my body and ached all over, could hardly walk, then rest, make it though work barely and repeat, I did not know what was causing it but I was pretty much an invalid all of a sudden. I narrowed it down to a new food, pickels, I've been binging them daily lately, same bottles, I noticed they used citric acid on ingredients label. During the 4 day weekend I ate light and my pain eased up and I forgot all about it, then on Sunday I ate 6-9 small pickles, within 20 minutes I started seizing up and was in pain for the next 48 hours, 72 hours later I was all clear. I researched citric acid then found out it's made from mold! I researched citric acid function in the body and then found out it's one of the first processes in the Krebs cycle, so basically I was being poisoned and will ALWAYS from now avoid ANY non lemon etc derived citric acid! Be careful!
Thank you for sharing this! Blessings
@@gracie3174 np, thx
Perhaps you would be willing to mention the names of some of the brands that make the citric acid that you can safely eat, that are available in your area?
Glad you found out!!! Glad you recovered. I bought some today as my toilet is clogged. I breathed a little in opening the container. Now feel it in my body, tongue, etc. Am chemically sensitive. Took some activated charcoal. Now some crackers. Feels awful. Now to recover.
@@gretchenburton7184 how long did it take you to recover from it?
Very insightful. I bought the everyday name brand of CA for canning and cheese making. I won't be using it for food now! Nice to know about the cleaning tips so it doesn't go to waste. Thanks & Blessings to you.
Another great video! Thank you
I found this very interesting and helpful! I will definitely be more aware of which Citric Acid I am buying.
Thank you!!! I have had a lotbof trouble with mold, all kinds!!! Will not use critic acid!!! I need to make some vinegar. I use the store bought now.
GO FIGURE! When canning I use bottle lemon juice.
Avoid plastic bottles.
Thank you so much for your insight and research on this matter. So grateful.
Very helpful information my dear. Your a lady full of knowledge 😊👍🏻 thank you I’ll be reading labels a little more in depth.
That banana and Mojito leaf trick is GOLD. PURE GOLD! I have some mint planted and growing but I want maybe to plant some Mojito this spring.
It still surprises me I get that flavor out of the combination but it really is great and mojito mint is my most abundant mint anyway so the more ways that I can use that one, the better!
That's wild! Who would've ever guessed that mint and bananas would produce a lemon flavor! I really enjoy watching your experiments, U could have a whole series of Experiments! I believe that would b a big hit! u could title it something like Experiment with me or Heide's Experiment's...u get the idea lol
Thank you for this video! Just subscribed! You rock!!
Thank you, Heidi- I had NO idea on this!
Thank you for telling us this!!!!bless you!
I always thought it was part of stomach problems like mine I'm going to watch for it now
Oh - how disgusting.
HOW can they get away with making products to go in food like this?!?!
Natural food Please!
Another great video!!!😊 I seen the banana mint creation you did in another video I’m gonna have to try that!!!🌱🍌
👍 Danke fürs Hochladen!
👍 Thanks for uploading!
Always helpful! Can we dehydrate citrus, rehydrate, and use the “juice” to put on fruit such as apples so they don’t brown? Also do you use organic bananas for the banana peel and mint vinegar since you use it in food? Timely video because I was considering buying some citric acid... now won’t be doing it for food reasons.
Yes, I would think you can do that. Yes, I use ONLY organic banana peels for the vinegar.
WOW! I had no idea. Fascinating
Interesting. I don't use citric acid as much as I'd like to, but I'm sure it's in many things I eat. I'd love to research this. ☺️
Excellent expose sister, I was absolutely dumbfounded when I would learn that synthetic acid is made from black mold.
Eeeeek!!
Praise be to God, may He bless you and yours always
Oh wow! Thank you.💜🙏
TY for sharing this information.
Wow
.. Thank you so very much for the info.
Thanks so much for the info!
Wow! Thanks for the info!
Wow!!! This is wonderful info!! YOU are wonderful!!! Thanks bunches! Love, hugs and blessings ~The Kid! 😉🥰
Thanks Kid! Love you lady!
Thank You for the info.... ironically my oldest son just told me about this citric acid mold situation 2 days ago. Your video is right on time. I'm going to avoid it as much as possible. I also ordered Mr Rain's Chamber & the drying rack 😍. Thanks for putting out Awesome content & products! ❤
Yes, Israel has citric Acid from lemons, that have nothing added and the best salt clean as you can get becuz its has the cleanest air and the most oxygen due to the lowest place on the planet. He Dead Sea has some of the best salt out there..
My question is... is the canning citric acid also an issue? I only ever really use it if I dont have lemon or lime juice in a recipe. But it's a great way to add tartness to foods and it's specifically meant to help with canning.
I’ve noticed the artful care you use to set up your still shots- very nice! from an artsy Libra.
Thank you!
I love the information. Have you ever heard of nutritional yeast for that cheese flavor. You can add it to popcorn or make cheese sauces. But it's just a baked yeast that ends up tasting cheesy. It's a one ingredient shelf stable cheese flavor. Thanks for a great video.
Yes, I have been using it for many years and in fact, even though I have not been vegan since my early forties, I still use it on popcorn and more and to sometimes make a vegan cheese as shown here: th-cam.com/video/LKPZJLhzz5Y/w-d-xo.html
Black mould! I'm fresh lemons it is, thank you for sharing this information,
Thank you for this information.
Citric acid is in high-end electrolytes, shampoos, conditioners, "healthy" dishwashing liquids and hand soaps! It makes me itch like crazy. So hard to avoid it.
That takes the therm FRANKEN FOODS to a whole new level.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING. 😃❤❤❤
I watched another of your videos about vitamins and you said you really like the NOW brand. I’m looking for a magnesium glycinate supplement and found the first ingredient in the NOW brand is Citric Acid which you say in this video is not good. How can I find out what type citric acid NOW is using…any suggestions?
Wow! Thanks for the info! I never thought citric acid was made of nothing else but lemons & thought it was a more natural preservative😔 Just another thing i have to be more adamant to stay away from.
I’m going to try it for making dishwasher powder. Its a recipe I found on a reputable site. Using it with other ingredients seems ok ? Not ingesting it .. white vinegar for rinse agent.
Oy....I learned this the very hard way! I read that I needed to load up on Vitamin C a few years ago (before I chucked all my vitamin supplements!)...so I found a "good" brand and went to work on it.
I have arthritis anyway, so I just thought it had gotten worse when I started bulking up on C. Then I read that most C supplements are made from CORN. Corn's a major source of trouble for *my* knee pain! Even if it's organic...rats.
So, I found a supplement made from cherries. Still a problem!
I did some more research and found that, if you tend to overachieve in the iron department (and I do), Vitamin C, from any source, can cause the iron to be even more of an inflammatory issue. That's why they suggest that people with anemia take their iron with orange juice (or something like that)....it helps the iron get into the cells more efficiently.
Great if you're anemic....but not if you overproduce iron.
I got rid of all my various C supps, and now get my C naturally, and very moderately! :)
Thank you for another great lesson, Heidi!
Ugh! So sneaky... Who would think black mold... I keep it for making my dishwasher detergent, but this is good to make a note of.
Heidi, do you can with your homemade vinegar when it tests at a PH of 3.5?
I am not much into pickling but have used it before in canning beets but I still pressure canned them. That vinegar was a higher pH so would not have been good for using to preserve
My Eczema was caused by black mold citric acid after turning 50, also if you like beer drink rice based beer like Bud, they switched to sugar instead of corn syrup in other cheap beers.
Wow, thanks for the heads up. Isn't it totally crazy where most of our grocery store food comes from? It seems like I recently saw a video on making lemon juice powder by freeze drying the juice. Not sure. I binge watch stuff then don't remember half of what I watched or think I mixed things up and not sure I didn't put the wrongs bits of info together. I'll see if I can find it.
What I saw was freeze dried bone broth, but a quick search showed people freeze drying citrus juice and also powdering dehydrated citrus fruit slices. Couldn't find anything quickly that said you cn use it hoses ways in place of the citric acid you buy. Many of my health conscious friends buy citric acid powder from Bulk Supplements. I have no idea about that one, but worth looking into. Concerning cleaning; citric acid is my go to for hard water stains and deposits, esp on my stainless steel sink and any glass jars that had water ivaporating in them for a time. Works faster than vinegar to get that crust off.
Me it's not crazy. it's sad. "Generally regarded as safe" Hmm.
Please mention me Matthew McIntear in your prayers. I'm feeling a growing overwhelming feeling and it's making me feel maybe my mom is right that I shouldnt preserve meat for the shelves. Im bedridden and she's scared to even learn it's possible to do. She rather think she can rely on the grocery stores whenever she needs something right when she needs it so she has nothing stored and keeps saying all the time that she will buy extra canned goods when she has extra money but that's just a way to get me to leave her alone about the importance of prepping something. My situation and Her thought process is already overwhelming for me since I am bedridden technically in her care right now. I recently oven canned brownies and I followed the instructions but didn't consider the time nor did I do the standard tooth pick in the center test because in this bed all I was thinking was to hurry and wipe rim and put lids on so they can seal which they did. But after two days I checked and opened one to check and the middle is completely not cooked. 7 pints of undercooked sealed cans of brownies that I already happily told everyone could last a year or two and all that rushed to my head was maybe my mom was right. Not about just waiting to hopefully be able to offered canned food when we need it as we need it but right that maybe I shouldn't do it. Its so hard to agree with that because in my heart I know with a little help or even support from family it would be so successful for all. I'm trying to get out of the if only and just face the facts that it's the Lord's mercy and I in this and He has blessed me to be able to watch so many fearless believers that's prepping the best we each can. That gives me joy to know you all are out there but meanwhile in here I feel if I accept my moms way and not try to can anything Its like just waiting for death. I'm sorry for the long comment but I'm tired of crying inside and I knew you would mention a prayer for me.
John 15:5
King James Version
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Amen
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Can things, but things that would go bad if not dehydrated, canned or frozen. I.e. fruit, veg, meats. I don't bother canning pie filling, just can fruit and add your desired spices and such later. Makes things more versatile. Beans are another excellent thing to can, along with jam/jelly/preserves.
As for canning brownies, I think it makes more sense to vacuum pack premade brownie mix. Even put it into mason cars, close tightly, and it should keep at least a year in a pantry or area not in direct sunlight. You can bake outside in a cast iron pot if need be one day, but canned breads/cakes to me just seem like taste and texture would be compromised. Look at the YT channel Mary's Nest for premade mix recipes, she's a sweet lady and I think you'll enjoy her content if you enjoy this channel (which is also wonderful).
Many folks don't see the need to prepare or heed the Word of God. Didn't He say not to be scared of their faces (Jeremiah 1:8)? Don't fear, keep listening to God, and just focus on Him. Do what you can, but seek first the kingdom. You'll be just fine in His hands.
@@silvernblack21 Amen and thank you. I agree. I was just singing I will follow Him. We all have so many stories about the mercy God has shown and some day we will be able to share them all with each other of how we overcame. Just the thought of others stories plus the ones that's shared her on TH-cam motivates me to share but keep going, keep hoping and keep repenting. I do enjoy Mary's Nest as well especially her broth videos. But for the brownies I only thought to make them to use up a ton of bananas I had frozen before trying keto and carnivore during my smoothie making days. I didn't want to just toss them so I could have either dehydrate them or bake them with all the water they had come out defrosting. Lol it was a really good learning experience for me that the results definitely caught me like a upper cut in a soft spot. I thought it would be a opportunity to add to my canned banana bread I made recently for the same reason. It's definitely a lesson learned. But I salvaged all of them by opening them all and freezing. It was a no egg or oil brownie with peanut butter so I caught it just in time after a day in order to not waste. Thank you again for sharing God's Word and I will come back to give updates.
2 Timothy 1:7
King James Version
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Amen
We all have canning failures form time to time, you just learned a way that doesn’t work and you’ll do better next time. Brownies are hard period. Your on the right track. Keeping you in my prayers. God Bless.
hunnie, i talk with abba all day. He will lead you, and sadly you will have to turn a cheek to mum.
cut all apron strings and follow our Lord.
sometimes, by your leading...you can extend a hand to those who were blind,
but you must, first!
you asked which means you're seeking ..and i am some mystery folk
but! if you asked you felt it was askew.
it is nice to ask for help, and these nice folks have offered valuable passages...
but you know what needs to be.
it is time.
worldly, is uncomfortable, when it pertains to everything you know.
when you starve in the desert
redemption
should
follow.
I just found you post and hope you are feeling better. I have a thought...perhaps you mom is also feeling overwhelmed, perhaps even frightened, but she is stuffing it?
I think you are amazing for continuing to move forward. You may not be able to accomplish what you envision, or at the speed you would like to, but you continue on.
Thanks for sharing , stay safe , God bless !
Great job!
the only thing i use citric acid for is cleaning my water distiller... blessings
Does a great job cleaning my copper pots.
Wow that was rather scary, not that I have used Citric acid for years and now will not, especially for food!
I saw here while back that the citric acid can be used for pickling gold or silver objects after they have been heated to solder them to remove the firescale instead of using a mixture of sulfuric acid and water, so there is another use for it. . I'm glad youmade this video, I just got some the last time I went to the store, I was going to try to use it instead of vinegar for pickling to get rid of that strong vinegar taste. Thanks
Those people who ruined our food supplies need to go to prison for crimes against humanity NOW!!!
I just keep thinking of different exclamations about this, so frustrating! Industry or whomever, has taken a precious grain (corn) and morphed it in to some of the weirdest things. I always read the comments of your videos and didn't know white vinegar can be a corn product too. I'm wondering if the product True Lemon or lemon crystals that I found at Nuts dot com are equivalent to citric acid. Funny how citric acid usually has pictures of lemon on the package, what a deception. I can't thank you enough for all of your research and sharing
Yep, it is common to use photos of natural things because people will assume that is what it is made from but try to find anything about it in the description and it is not there
@@RainCountryHomesteadlike putting pictures of farm cottages and false baned like "somerfield farm" on meat products from intensive (cruel) farmed products. I dehydrate unwaxed organic lemons in slices to keep the juice inside it to use as sibstitute for fresh lemon. We also keep lemon seeds and use them to produce natural pectin
@@lat1419 do you dry and crush the seeds?
@@bethraisbeck368 just soak the seeds in a little water. The water becomes thicker, and that is added to whatever needs the pectin. I have never tried crushing the seeds because they are easier to remove from the solution whole, but I guess I that might help release the pectin more quickly.
@@lat1419 thank you. I guess ill dehydrate the seeds to use as needed.
You can make citric acid yourself from lemon if you absolutely need it. Cook lemon juice as long as it becomes "thick". There you have it. Perhaps you need ph meter and throw away the rest of it especially if you have a family...They put all kinds of things to our food and then say it's safe to eat. Black mould -who can even think that is safe to eat? And then we are avoiding old-fashioned good stuff like potatoes and trying to figure out what's wrong with us...
Is there anything about healthy living that you don't know? Thank heaven you make videos from which we can learn. Bless you, Heidi, bless you. ~ Lisa
There is plenty I do not know because I am always having to learn something new!
I have a 5lbs bag of millard citric acid for making colloidal copper and what nots. I couldn't find anything other than ingredients state citric acid, organic, and non GMO. Like you, time is very limited and it's a very good question well worth finding out. I submitted an inquiry to the company about how they make it. Let's see what they say... 🤔
It's derived from sugar cane. 😪
I thought I saw Azure had lemon powder, I'll have to check..
Wow! I had nice idea
So, in a tincture that I am making, that asked for citric acid in order to extract the alkaloids out of the herb, I can use real lemon juice instead, to get the ph down to the right level? I bought a food grade citric acid that said it was non gmo certified. Does that mean it could still have mold? I’m a little bit confused still.
lemon juice or vinegar are both fine in that case. as they are an acid and will lower the pH, even homemade vinegar. Non GMO does not mean it was not grown on black mold.
Koyah has the whole lemon organic freeze dried. I wrote to ask if it is gmo. Will let you know.
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Now here is the major question. I’m glad you put out this video. That Heather on YT said that you have to have citric acid in your tomato sauce even if you pressure can it. She pulled out the USDA book that states you do. But then she turned around and canned chili beans not per USDA instructions. She made that clear. So I’m like “you’re going to actually can beans incorrectly. But you’re worried about citrus acid going into tomato sauce that’s pressure canned???
i have never added. i have been canning 45 years
@@bassskirtgirl I mean that was the point of me getting a pressure canner. First I didn’t want to put lemon juice in my tomato sauce yuck. Then I found out about the citrus acid. Then I found out from Heidi how bad the citrus acid was thank God. Because I’ve been having some problems. Nothing much but sugar really bothers me and package food really bothers me. Well I think it’s mainly the citrus acid. But AnyWho that would be a point of getting the pressure canner to get away from all those stupid things and tomato sauce😂😂😂😂❤️
@@chefevilee9566 You are welcome to ask me anything about canning. I will give you my 2 cents!
@@bassskirtgirl You are so sweet! I will definitely take you up on that!
The only thing we have ever added to tomatoes was a pinch of salt when canning. Most of the time it was just a hot water bath. 3 generations of families.
Interesting; thank you! I have a bunch of citric acid (no idea what source it is) but I bought it to use in my wine-making. Do you think that would be a problem there as well?
I have made wines and meads for years and never used citric acid in making them.
@@RainCountryHomestead I forget which one I had to use it for. I made cherry (not that one), grapefruit, "peculiar" (alcohol wash), acai/berry, and a couple others that I didn't like so don't remember.
Wow, it's in so many things !
Hi Heidi, thanks for the great information. Nice to know these things. And now I want to make some banana/mint vinegars. You are a fountain of information. 🙂 GIGATT 😊
Just picked up my first citric acid for preserving - haven't even opened it yet. I got it from Azure Standard and read the ingredients. It says Citric Acid from sugar beets and sugar cane. I didn't know they had citric acid in them. It does say it is Non-GMO but now I wonder if it is also made from black mold. I will send an email to try to get the answer. Thanks for the info.
The sugar beets and cane sugar are used to feed the black mold that the citric acid is grown on.
WOW 😣
Aren't sugar beets a gmo product
@@biblegachasstories5005 They are. 😞
I have a question about copper. Is it pure or does it have other things mixed in with it? I have some for science projects and it's made in China. Is there a copper that doesn't have impurities in it and where might I find it?
Most copper wire you buy for anything electrical is going to be very pure
Heidi, there are companies that sell "organic" and non-GMO, Food Grade
citric acid. I used some for a small industrial application. Hopefully, this type is OK.
Ashley, regardless of organic, non gmo or food grade, It is still made using the fungus Aspergillus niger since 1919. Aspergilus niger is a known allergen. (black mold)
@@westrose586 Also, most, if not all at this point is made with GMO aspergillus niger, in massive bioreactors. The standards, filtering, etc. Is done on a huge scale with high standards, as infected bioreactors are show a present expensive mistake (usually something not cleaned correctly or nutrients that weren't properly pressure cooked to sterilize added later than usual, etc.).
Wow I learned something new today anout citric acid. I had no idea citric acid could be made from feeding sugar to black mold until now. I was also of the old way of thinking fruits like lemon has citric acid and its taken out of fruit. It's very common to find it in the food like stuff that comes in a bag or box to make it shelf stable.
could you dry your lemons and make lemon powder equivalent to citric acid? Just wondering. I have a huge lemon tree and we get so many lemons we never know what to do with them all. We give them away, I dehydrate them. I don't want the peel because its bitter. I just don't know how to make the lemon part be turned into powder.
I personally WOULD recommend keep the peels on when you dehydrate them but I would not know how much you would need to replace citric acid since it is something that is extracted from lemons (or used to be anyway). My guess is you would need to use two to three times as much. Personally, citric acid is something I have never used for preserving though I have added lemon or lime juice to my salsas and homemade vinegar to my canned tomatoes to increase the acidity for better preservation when canning.
@@RainCountryHomestead I also use lemon juice and lime juice. I don’t use citric acid either. I used to have some to make cleaning stuff but that was years ago. It was more a thinking out loud kind of question. Thank you for you response and input.
You are a treasure Heidi ❤. I use to read the labels of the food I by and many products contain citrid acid. Thank you for sharing your homemade recipe to avoid using c.a. ❤ Have a great day 😊
amazing information 👍 BLESSINGS
Do you have a video about makiing the banana mint vinegar: and do you have one on using all your vinegars after they're made?
The banana mint is made the same way I make any of my vinegars as seen here: th-cam.com/video/depySASTPrw/w-d-xo.html
And here is a video on the many uses for homemade vinegar: th-cam.com/video/D0Id73YiV1s/w-d-xo.html
@@RainCountryHomestead YOU are an ANGEL!!
I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, show this also to thy servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us yields up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come when thou wilt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented at once?" 76 He answered me and said, "I will show you that also, but do not be associated with those who have shown scorn, nor number yourself among those who are tormented. 77 For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High; but it will not be shown to you until the last times.
78 Now, concerning death, the teaching is: When the decisive decree has gone forth from the Most High that a man shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return again to him who gave it, first of all it adores the glory of the Most High. 79 And if it is one of those who have shown scorn and have not kept the way of the Most High, and who have despised his law, and who have hated those who fear the Most High -- 80 such spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall immediately wander about in torments, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways.
81 The first way, because they have scorned the law of the Most High. 82 The second way, because they cannot now make a good repentance that they may live. 83 The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the covenants of the Most High. 84 The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days. 85 The fifth way, they shall see how the habitations of the others are guarded by angels in profound quiet. 86 The sixth way, they shall see how some of them will pass over into torments. 87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they sinned while they were alive, and before whom they are to be judged in the last times.
88 "Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from their mortal body. 89 During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour, that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. 90 Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: 91 First of all, they shall see with great joy the glory of him who receives them, for they shall have rest in seven orders.
92 The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 93 The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the unrighteous wander, and the punishment that awaits them. 94 The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust. 95 The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days. 96 The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come;
and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality. 97 The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 98 The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been mentioned, because they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom they served in life and from whom they are to receive their reward when glorified.
99 This is the order of the souls of the righteous, as henceforth is announced; and the aforesaid are the ways of torment which those who would not give heed shall suffer hereafter." 100 I answered and said, "Will time therefore be given to the souls, after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me?" 101 He said to me, "They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations."
102 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the unrighteous or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends for those who are most dear." 104 He answered me and said, "Since you have found favor in my sight, I will show you this also. The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." 2 Esdras 7:75
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Heidi
More good information to help us. Boy all I can say citric acid is in many things.
I love your videos I learn alot from you
Thank you, Heidi. 😃
By the way, I did move the hair oil vinegar so it will be publishing much sooner, I think I may have set it for tomorrow even, I already forgot which day, but soon anyway 😊
Wonderful! Thank you, Heidi. I’ll be watching for it. 😃
@@rhondawelker6742 Yep, it is set for tomorrow morning 😁
When watching one of your videos yesterday your older video about your hair oil popped up as a recommend as well as the shampoo video. I had one of those moments when you hit yourself aside of the head and thought, “Oh, yeah, I remember those ... now.” I should’ve already watched those again. 🥴
Hello thank you for your videos I am wondering where to find a good multivitamin I have hypothyroidism and I am trying to get out all of this stuff I don't really want to shop at Amazon though. I just bout a vitamin and it has potassium sorbate in it I found out. So I need all the vitamins that my body needs maybe vitamin E do you have any suggestions? Thank you 🙏 for all your videos!
VItacost is a great place to shop for supplements
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you! Do they have childrens vitamins too??
@@mandycallender3350 I have not looked but am sure they do
@@RainCountryHomestead wow Thank you 🙏 it's been a real blessing learning from you and your channel I really a all that you do God bless you