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On Monday, February 11, 2013 6:32:13 PM UTC-7, Bryan wrote:
> I bought a bag of citric acid. It is cheap, and good for descaling the dishwasher
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> and drip coffee maker, but also for reducing carbs in citrus fruit ades sweetened
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> with sucralose. Added at the level of 1/2 teaspoon per lemon or lime, then
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> adding an extract of orange or lemon, you can save a couple of grams of carbs in
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> each drink. It's also great for removing lime from bathroom or kitchen fixtures
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> without the off smell of vinegar. I took some to work for cleaning the stainless
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> steel water fountains.
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> --Bryan


Formic acid is stronger and works better...also oxalic acid.