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V@ndy87

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Why does tea change color when lemon juice is added?

Question 2

Why does tea become less cloudy when lemon juice is added?



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Answer to Question 1

Lemon juice lightens the tea by bleaching the tannins.

Answer to Question 2

Lemons create an acid environment, which inhibits the precipitation of compounds formed between caffeine and the aflavins.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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Great! Please up vote :D



 

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