[ **up: [[Cooking]] **] --- # Citric acid Citric acid, my beloved! The saviour of everyone stuck on the [[RPAH Diet]]! [[Citric acid is produced by fungi.]][^1] --- Some helpful lemon/citric acid data for ease of access: | ½ squeezed lemon | = 1 tablespoon lemon juice[^2] | | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | 1 tablespoon bottled lemon juice | = ¼ teaspoon citric acid[^3] | > The amount of citric acid to use depends on the recipe and the desired acidity. As a general rule, 1 teaspoon of citric acid is equivalent to the acidity of 1/2 cup of lemon juice. However, it is important to start with a small amount and add more as needed to avoid over-acidifying the recipe. A good starting point is to use 1/4 teaspoon of citric acid per cup of liquid.[^4] [^1]: Merlin Sheldrake, *[[Sheldrake. 'Entangled Life', 2021.|Entangled Life]]* (UK: Vintage, 2021), p. 10. [^2]: Corey Williams, ‘How Much Juice Is In One Lemon?’, *allrecipes*, updated 21 February 2024, https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-much-juice-is-in-one-lemon/. [^3]: Marissa McClellan, ‘Canning 101: How to Swap Citric Acid for Lemon Juice and Vice Versa’, *Food in Jars*, 25 October 2018, https://foodinjars.com/blog/canning-101-how-to-swap-citric-acid-for-lemon-juice-and-vice-versa/. [^4]: Elise DeVoe, ‘How much citric acid should be used instead of lemon juice?’, *ChefRadar*, 3 April 2024, https://chefradar.com/how-much-citric-acid-should-be-used-instead-of-lemon-juice/.