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Hi all. I got some of those test strips to test acidity/alkalinity (they are to test urine or saliva)
Anyway, I wasn't sure what color they were supposed to turn so I did some experiments dipping them in water that I put stuff in that I knew was supposed to be alkaline or acidic
So, with white vinegar in water the strip turned yellow (acidic) and with baking soda water it turned blue (alkaline)as expected
But with the lemon water the strip was the same color yellow as with the white vinegar (very acidic)
I have always heard lemon water is supposed to be very alkalizing. Is this what happens in the body but if you test it like I did it will appear acidic?
I'm confused. Thanks.
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Hmm..everything I'm reading on the internet say how amazingly alkalizing lemon water is.
It must be the way it breaks down in the body.
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"Note that a food's acid or alkaline-forming tendency in the body has nothing to do with the actual pH of the food itself.
For example, lemons are very acidic, however the end-products they produce after digestion and assimilation are alkaline so lemons are alkaline-forming in the body.
Likewise, meat will test alkaline before digestion but it leaves acidic residue in the body so, like nearly all animal products, meat is classified as acid-forming".
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Thanks. That's really helpful. So much for my chemistry experiments
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