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Lemon juice Fruit preservative

Submitted by Lucy

Keep sliced apples, bananas, pears, peaches and avocado pears from turning brown by coating the cut surfaces with lemon juice.

Visitors comments

fruit preservative Comments By: divine on 2005-03-07

What's with lemon juice that makes it a good preservative?

Tipking says:- It is something to do with the acidin the juice. Other than that I do not know

Fabulous Comments By: gabby on 2005-12-12

It worked so well!!!!!!!!!!!Im shocked!!

lemon juice Comments By: jocelyn cervantes on 2006-03-16

is it true lemon has vitamin c

TipKing says: Yes! Lemon has 46 mg of vitamin C per 100g. Compared to oranges which have 53 mg of vitamin C per 100g, there is little difference

mm Comments By: vlad on 2006-10-16

fruits are brocken down by an enzyme, and acidic juice slows the process