Why does the juice from oranges turn your hands white when you peel them?!


Question:

Why does the juice from oranges turn your hands white when you peel them?


Answers:
citric acid

It's the acid in the juice

Your skin turn white when it dies in effect. So the acid from the orage's juice is killing your skin cells. People who work in factories and deal with oranges all day have no finger prints because of the same acid.
Megan




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