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Per the article, the drug-interaction problem comes from furanocoumarins depleting your cytochrome P450. There's nothing in there to suggest that refined acid

Per the article, the drug-interaction problem comes from furanocoumarins depleting your cytochrome P450. There's nothing in there to suggest that refined acid (as opposed to unprocessed juice) would include furanocoumarins.

mlyle 6y ago
Indeed, "citric" acid produced today comes from mold cultures that A) don't produce significant quantities of FCs, and B) even remove FCs from their environment by adsorption.
simonh 6y ago
Sure of course, I was just replying to the question about fruit juice and sodas.