2006-09-13 00:08:56 · 5 answers · asked by Min 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Same reason why the FDA doesn't want us to know how harmful some of the ingredients are in most of our foods approved by them!
2006-09-13 00:10:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pH is not always a value of hazard. The actual acid content is only ~5-7%, the bulk of the remaining volume is water. It is a very dilute mixture, besides it doesn't take alot of acid to lower the pH of water. I wouldn't worry to much about it. Only in large volumes would it be hazardous and I doubt you could consume enough without barfing it back up to do irreversible harm.
2006-09-13 07:17:57 · answer #2 · answered by Redeft 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, vinegar is very acidic, but cant exactly kill, and only stings if it gets in eyes, doesnt make you blind. As you can see lemon juice is far worse. If it cant kill or do serious harm, why put a warning on?
Acid mine runoff -3.6 – 1.0
Battery acid -0.5
Gastric acid 1.5 – 2.0
Lemon juice 2.4
Cola 2.5
Vinegar 2.9
Orange or apple juice 3.5
Beer 4.5
Acid Rain <5.0
Coffee 5.0
Tea or healthy skin 5.5
Milk 6.5
Pure water 7.0
Healthy human saliva 6.5 – 7.4
Blood 7.34 – 7.45
Sea water 8.0
Hand soap 9.0 – 10.0
Household ammonia 11.5
Bleach 12.5
Household lye 13.5
2006-09-13 07:13:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anria A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vinegar contains a very weak acid, in more concentrated forms it is used in the manufacture of integrated circuits.
Did you know Coca Cola has minute amounts of Phosphoric acid?
2006-09-13 07:19:35 · answer #4 · answered by Kainoa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes thay have to add this their labels to!
Do not mix it with bleach!
(Vinegar increases killing power of bleach)
2006-09-13 07:14:24 · answer #5 · answered by burcak_cubukcu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋