Can anyone tell me what I could use to neutralize citric acid (aside from sodium bicarbonate) and also - how I can find a list of chemicals that will NOT react badly with citric acid?

Thanks!

Yes, of course you can reduce the acid. I think you mean lower the citric acid level's PH due to a stomach intolerance to acidic food. If you are allergic, I don't think neutralization will help!

Add orange juice to a lot of white grape juice, it will even th PH balance and dilute it, and tastes OK.

(Grape juice is alkaline, orange juice is citric acid... )

Alternatinely or additionally, add a little TUMS (calcuim carbonate) into the mix instead of baking soda. Don't drink the calcium at the bottom too often or you'll get backed up.

Watch out for foam.

(Baking soda adds sodium and tastes bad.)

Good luck, try new things slowly if you have already had problems.

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Originally Posted by colleen502

Can anyone tell me what I could use to neutralize citric acid (aside from sodium bicarbonate) and also - how I can find a list of chemicals that will NOT react badly with citric acid?

Thanks!

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Any base will react to neutralize citric acid. That includes any bicarbonate (tums uses calcium bicarbonate), any hydroxide (Mylanta uses calcium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide).

There are very few things that "react badly with citric acid" so a list is not really possible. Other acidic substances will increase the acidity in the stomach so maybe that's what you are asking.

If you are referring to your teeth, you can try milk. That works.