#acidifiers

[swimmingcleaner]

Acidifiers: A Deep Dive into Their Role and Impact

You might immediately get visions of brainiac scientists in a lab, bubbling beakers, and maybe even a little bit of cackling at the mention of the phrase “acidifiers.” So, relax, acidifiers are a hell of a lot more mundane-and useful-than that. From orange juice at breakfast to feed for livestock, acidifiers have a tremendous array of purposes. We are going to take a somewhat silly, nerdish dive into their world today to understand what acidifiers do and why they’re quite vital in our lives.

What Are Acidifiers, Anyway?

In simple words, acidifiers are something that reduces the pH of something. The word “pH” perhaps makes you recall high school science class, but bear with me here! pH is how the acidity or alkalinity of something is measured on a scale from 0 to 14. Midpoint is 7, below that is acidic, and above is alkaline. Acidifiers step in to push that pH down.

These small acidifying agents penetrate everything: food and drinks, medicine and farming products. You’ve probably already met such common acidifiers as citric acid in lemons or acetic acid in vinegar. Let’s now look at what acidifiers are and why they are the big deal!

The Role of Acidifiers in Food and Drinks

Acidifiers add a certain taste to food and beverages, which is one of its major applications. Imagine your favorite sour candy or your favorite kind of tangy soda — the cause is acidifiers. Not only do they add a certain taste, but also help preserve the food by creating an environment rather unhospitable to bacteria, after all. Bacteria have taste buds too, in a way.

Citric acid, especially, is a super-acid with which refreshing products become zingy. But it’s not time to forget lactic acid, the daily yogurt’s king. Not only does it endow them with taste but also extends shelf life so that your food stays fresh longer.

Acidifiers in Agriculture and Animal Nutrition

But snacks are not the only thing that acidifiers are used for. Acidifiers also form an essential role in agriculture, particularly in animal nutrition. Animals, like humans, are rather sensitive in the stomach and digestive system. Acidifiers in animal feed help to maintain the proper pH in the stomach, which will increase the digestion and help in better nutrient absorption in the body of the animal. Think if you ate white bread and boiled carrots for a month and then someone gave you spicy taco one day-it may knock your system off balance. Acidifiers maintain the balance for livestock to allow them to grow better and stay healthier in general.

In a way, they are like probiotics for farm animals, reducing bad bacteria and bolstering the immune system of an animal. And let’s not forget: healthier animals tend to mean better food for us, either.

Acidifiers in Medicine and Beyond

Acidifiers are also very active in medicine. As far as medicines are concerned, acidifiers work in keeping stabilized certain drugs. They make some meds easier to be absorbed in our bodies and that we will get the right effect of what we are ingesting. And in an unexpected twist, acidifiers even help out during manufacturing processes because they present the conditions for just right chemical reactions. Without them, who knows? Your cough syrup could end up tasting like spicy salsa.

The Environmental Impact

Like any superhero, acidifiers also have its weaknesses. Just like everything else, overuse is a problem, especially in agriculture. Too much acidifier brings about too acidic soils, which can diminish plant growth and even contaminate nearby water sources. Touchy balance — as long as acidifiers are used properly, but that’s not the case in overdoing it; it would create some unplanned consequences for the environment. There are very dirt in pipe line so we recommend you pipeline cleaners to clean the pipe.

Conclusion: Live with the pH

And thus, here come the acidifiers-the unheralded heroes in our food, medicine, and even in our farming techniques. It’s what gives flavor to your foods, keeps your animals healthy, and ensures that the medicine will work right. While it can be very damaging if applied nearly in excess, responsible use puts them right in the “good guys” column.

The next time you pucker up after a sip of lemonade or savor that yogurt tang, remember: that’s acidifiers working their magic. They may not wear capes, but they’re doing a super job keeping things fresh, balanced, and delicious for all of us.

[fisheito]

@requiodile YAKUMO EATS BUGS AND I LOVE THAT FO RHRI OM

[petork]

favourite Jooster moment ?

UM 💖 ok books: when Jeeves rips Bertie’s pages out the Ganymede club book and says let’s be besties forever and ever.

Series: the entire breakup episode (Jeeves in the country), but especially the end obviously. He milked a cow for him. But also ‘oh Jeeves. Have a prawn’ is weirdly tender and lives in my head a lot.

[dangerphd]

oh my gosh ohmygosh OHMYGOSH. I need to read the manual to this Canon Rebel so I can take an actual picture of the action, but THIS BABY MYCELIUM GLOWS ALREADY! ✨⭐️✨

One major reason I chose <i> #Panellus stipticus </i> was the glow during different life cycles and in different pieces and parts of the fungi main body and the fruit...and science is REAL!

[peptide-peddler]

[One moment as I appraise this...]

N-[GUYWHOISDEFINITELYNOTABOUTTOFALLINTOASURPRISEMIDDAYNAPWITHANAFTERMATHWORSETHANAHANGOVERITSEEMSLIKEAREALLYGOODIDEATOLAYINBEDANDGETCOZYUNDERTHEBLANKETASPARTOFMYPLANNOTTOFALLASLEEPIDONOTKNOWWHY]-C

Closest match: N-val-glu-arg-ile-thr-asn-pro-lys-gln-lys-ser-glu-ser-leu-ile-lys-glu-gly-ile-thr-pro-ser-glu-ser-leu-leu-tyr-gly-asn-ile-asp-gln-C (4.147 kDa - Ferroplasma acidiphilum, a bacterium that grows in acidic, iron-containing pyrite mines and consumes/oxidises ferrous iron for energy, releasing sulfuric acid as a waste product)

[Whuf, now this one's a tough customer if ever I saw one!]

[If I ate iron for lunch and had to deal with acid splashes every time I went to take a leak, I'd want to take a midday nap too.]

APPRAISAL: 2,073.24 ATP

guy who is definitely not about to fall into a surprise midday nap with an aftermath worse than a hangover: it seems like a really good idea to lay in bed and get cozy under the blanket as part of my plan not to fall asleep. I do not know why.

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[wyrmfedgrave]

Pics: So, Republikkkans still deny the existence of climate change...

Maybe, it's tRump's own hot air that's to blame?

Folks, the temp of the Gulf of Mexico is now comparable to a warm bath.

BTW, this is at the uppermost layer of sea water.

But, this warm layer is now slowly expanding downwards...

Now, join that to the acidification of all oceans (from chemical pollution & oil spills) & you have a recipe for a sure disaster...

But, most people won't bother to learn until it's way too late.

End?

[whats-in-a-sentence]

The time of the study, the Miyakejima volcano³ was active and accounted for about 80% of the sulfate depositions on the Japanese islands.

³ The Miyakejima volcano is located about 180 km south of Tokyo and began erupting in June, 2000. At its peak it was releasing 80 000 t of sulfur dioxide each day, although there continue to be a number of smaller eruptions, the release of sulfur dioxide has declined and by 2013 emissions were reduced to below 1000 t per day.

"Environmental Chemistry: A Global Perspective", 4e - Gary W. VanLoon & Stephen J. Duffy

[grittyghoul]

Having a little bottle of acid is stressful cause even though I know it’s fine in there I feel like it’s going to melt a hole in everything it touches like a cartoon

[laughingcatwrites]

Go read your medication paperwork

Friendly reminder that none of us are infallible and if you haven't recently read the informational packet that comes with your prescription meds, or have never read the informational packet that comes with your prescription meds, take a few minutes to sit down and review it.

Sincerely, somebody who forgot to read the informational packet for a new prescription and spent a month dealing with nasty side effects that turned out to be on the "contact your doctor immediately if you experience..." list.

[abtl-enzymes]

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[sisyphus-prime]

I told a coworker about my body horror scene plan for a deer in my dnd campaign and they're fucking like "God, no, god." And im like :3

[evolutionpetfoodshop]

[ryutarotakedown]

[ID: Art of Olive/Viridian Green from the Great Ace Attorney. She is depicted in a dimly-lit shop with cobwebs draped over the shelves, broken windows, and an uneven floor. There is a rat creeping on the floor behind Viridian. A lantern hanging from the ceiling illuminates Viridian's set, determined expression as she slides a stack of coins and a paper bill onto the counter, her green-and-yellow color palette sharp against the backdrop of the store. The shopkeep, back to the camera, smiles at Viridian. Behind them is a shelf of bottles, one of which is clearly labeled with a skull and cross-bones. End ID]

the full piece i made for @dgscrimezine, aka the point of no return for oliviridian (she will always be viridian to me sry). i wanted her expression to show how incredibly out of her depth she is in this place, but still determined to see it through.

go check out the full zine here!