Milliard Citric Acid Powder Food Grade, 2 lb Bag, Bulk, 100% Pure Citric Acid Food Grade, Non-GMO Project Verified, Cleaning, Bath Bombs, Cleaner, Descaler, Dishwasher, Candy, Acido Citrico en Polvo

HIGH QUALITY AND BEST VALUE. This a large volume of citric acid, that is dry and fresh. I used it for making bubbly water. It worked great and did not mess up my bubbly water machine. It is fine and dissolves in water quickly.

I have been searching for a cleaner to get the hard water white scale off our shower doors and shower heads for more years than I care to admit. From CLR, to the green stuff, to Kaboom and vinegar, even barkeepers, I tried everything that promised to remove it. Some worked a little (barkeepers) but most didn't work at all. I saw this citric acid in a review of some other product that the reviewer said did not work. The reviewer said to skip the other product and try this. She called it a "miracle cleaner". OK, I was up for a miracle at this point. I figured it was worth a try. If it didn't work I could always use it to make sourdough bread. It's other name is "sour salt" when used in cooking. I diluted the powder 2 TB per 4 cups warm water as suggested. I poured it into a clean spray bottle. I sprayed the shower door. The white scale melted before my eyes. And I mean MELTED off the door. I rinsed the door with a 2 liter spray bottle (Hudson brand sold on Amazon) and the door was like new! No scrubbing, no nothing. How could this product have escaped my notice all these years? I googled citric acid and saw the many other uses for this product from cleaning the coffee pot, to cleaning tile and windows. The dirty grout in my kitchen...clean! The apple slices got soaked in a light solution before dehydrating.(Cheaper than lemon juice). Anything vinegar or lemon juice can do, this can do better. Enough said. This is exactly the same as "sour salt" in the small container. I bought this because I am never going to get a decent sourdough starter going. I've tried for several years: the hundreds of different techniques on hundreds of bread websites, the "Alaska dehydrated starter" that I ordered all the way from Utah, the "fresh starter" from some folks that said it was over 100 years old and used on the Oregon Trail no less. Well, it was time for plan Z (the cheaters way). Add 1/4 to 1/2 tsp per dough recipe (about 3 cups flour) and add an extra tablespoon of yeast and you've got sourdough bread! The first time I used it, I didn't add extra yeast. I guess this salt inhibits yeast action. (same thing happened when I tried to make sourdough bread by adding vinegar.) The second time I used it to make rye bread, I added the extra yeast and it turned out perfectly. I have also used it for sweet and sour sauce. Vinegar is still my other sour ingredient in the sauce, but this adds a real kick. Lots of my grandma's "old country Russia" recipies use this sour salt. Cabbage and meatball recipe and many soups. Look on line for great "old country" recipies.

Works great for cleaning my garden tower!!!

This is my 2nd bag of citric acid from this brand. I use it for descaling and general cleaning. Run it through dishwasher, laundry machine, coffee pot, water kettle etc for deposit build up or general gunk. My 1st bag I bought in April of 2024 and lasted for said cleaning purpose in my house till August of 2025. Granted, I dont run cleaning cycles until grime/build up is noticeable OR dishwasher load is NASTY OR post fecal/urine soiled laundry loads. Cause I aint washing MY laundry after having to soak and wash a load of poopy diapers without a througho cleaning cycle. If filters are fine but something smells - this’ll help too. Still clean your dishwasher/laundry machine filters. Its a heavy bag for those ADA concerned folks. I leave an old laundry soda dispenser cup in the bag and just scoop out what I need.

In search of a solution to my nasty SCRUD washing machine deposits, I viewed/read about the benefits and abilities of citric acid as a cleaner. [OxiClean + C.A.powder. (“Ben’s Appliances and Junk” on YouTube). Thanks, Ben!] I immediately ordered the 2# bag and began searching Google for the various things that it can clean and the ‘recipes’ to do so. Here’s what I’ve found thus far… Basic cleaning solution: 1 Tbsp. citric acid / 1 Cup of hot water (or) 1/4 Cup citric acid / gallon of hot water. Although, that differs from Milliard’s website and THEIR official recipe guide: https://www.milliardbrands.com/pages/citric-acid-user-guide-1 DISCLAIMER: I did not look for/find this information until AFTER my test cleanings (described below). I just began culling from a lot of different online sites. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<—————————>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When it arrived, I began with the lime scale ring in my toilet’s bowl: I dumped 3 Tbsp. of powder into the bowl, dissolved it using the toilet brush, and waited 30 minutes. Well, as water in toilets finds its own level (due to gravity, traps, vents, etc.), the cleaning solution remained just UNDER the ring I was intending to remove. How is that going to work if the liquid is not even soaking the area I’m trying to clean? I added more water to the bowl until the level was back above the ring and the water line self-leveled again — to below the targeted area. I placed a bottle of water in the bowl, hoping the displacement would raise the cleaning solution enough — for long enough — to penetrate the stubborn ring and loosen the scale. Yet again, the water leveled-out to just under the ring. I give up! [Not knocking the Citric Acid at all…I’m sure it would do a fantastic job on bowl or tank stains that are UNDER the water line.] Ok, we’ll give this stuff another chance on the stubborn toilet ring — in a DRY bowl this time… I prepared the solution (4T/4C), turned off the water supply, flushed, and bailed as much water out of the bowl as possible. (Water level was 4-5” below the disgusting ring). I GENEROUSLY sprayed the bowl with the solution. I waited an hour and then saturated it again. Another hour elapsed and I returned to check the progress. Still a dried, rusty/yellow-colored ring remained. I scrubbed with the toilet brush…no change. I used a magic eraser dampened with the solution…not budging. And, not only does this stuff not work for me, it did NOT make the toilet smell any better, either! (NOPE!! Sticking to my Clorox T.B. cleaner, thanks.) Supposedly, it can de-gunk toilet TANKS as well: (Although mine were clean and I did NOT do this, I’m forwarding the method I’d found...) Turn off water supply. Flush to empty water from tank. Dump in 1 Cup citric acid powder and pour HOT water into the tank— to the stain line. Stir to dissolve. Let sit for at least an hour. Scrub down the insides a bit. Turn water supply back on. Flush. Let tank fill back up. Scrub again and flush again. Moving on…electric water kettle: As I only use fresh, filtered, dispensed refrigerator water in my kettle, I have never cleaned it. Whatever germs are in there are getting boiled and it’s left open to dry thoroughly after use. Plus, due to its electrical contacts, it cannot be submerged in water. Over many years of using it, a white, dotted limescale film has coated the bottom and pour spout. Not a big deal for me but it looks unsightly. I used 1 Tbsp. powder and 4 1/2 C of water in kettle, stirred to dissolve, let it come to a boil and then sit for 30 minutes. The limescale dots were softened and easily wiped off with a bottle brush. Rinsed out the kettle and it looks new inside! Ok…impressed. AND, no nasty vinegar odor in the house! Shower heads and faucet aerators: In a med/lg glass bowl, I dumped 1 TBSP citric acid and 4.5 Cups of boiling water. I stirred to dissolve, then tossed in my bathroom sinks’ aerators and shower head. I secured the shower head — water spray holes down — in the bowl so it would remain standing in the solution and not roll over on its side. I spooned some of the solution from the bowl into the threaded, upright end until it was full. I set my timer for the recommended 15 minutes… The aerators looked great! I rinsed them thoroughly with clean water and set them aside to dry. As for the shower head, I hadn’t cleaned it in awhile and the stubborn crust was still present after 15 minutes. Back into the bowl it went. I reset the timer for ANOTHER 15 and checked again… Well, with no scrubbing, the pinkish yuck was all gone! Some of the crusty white stuff remained, though. I proceeded to scrub the front of the head with a toothbrush and diligently poked a toothpick and/or paper clip into each of the various-sized spray holes as well. I then bobbed the shower head up and down in the bowl a few times before rinsing it out thoroughly with clean water. Reinstalled all — they work LIKE NEW! (Wonderful shower pressure now.) Patch of lime scale build-up on the dish drainer-side of stainless steel sink: I couldn’t get this one to work. I even gloved-up and tried with just a paste of citric acid on a brush and then on a paper towel…hoping both the chemical reaction and grittiness of the crystals would loosen the build-up — it didn’t budge. (More research required.) I tried again with 3 Tbsp. powder in a slurry mixture. I dabbed it on with a sponge, pressed plastic wrap down to cover the surfaces of application, and waited an hour. I then rubbed the sink with a damp, lightly-abrasive sponge and rinsed. This method DID NOT remove the thick patch. Water spots were still visible on the sides of the sink. The bottom of the sink looked a tad better, though the bottom isn’t really the problem. The next day, I sprayed the sink with the citric acid solution (above), let it sit for 20 minutes. Sprayed again and wiped it around with a sponge to eliminate the spotting of the spray. Waited an hour. Rinsed it all out…NOPE…still not satisfied. [I’ll be returning to my tried-and-true methods of Barkeeper’s Friend and Gel Gloss or Weiman’s S.S. cleaner/polish.] That annoying “DESCALE” message popped-up on the Keurig too. Trying that one next. Here’s what’s on the Milliard site: Coffee maker Add 2 TBSP of Milliard Citric Acid powder to your coffee maker and run it with 32 ounces of hot water for fresher and better-tasting coffee. I did this. Cannot tell if it’s properly descaled or not. Coffee tastes just as good as it did before, though. Certainly cheaper and less time-consuming than the recommended Keurig descale procedure — using their liquid descale solution. Hmmm….it’s been awhile. How do I get the ‘descale’ message to go off? FOUND IT: Make sure the power button is switched ‘OFF’. Press and hold the 8 oz. and 10oz. buttons — simultaneously — for 5+ seconds until the ‘descale’ light switches off. With all of this researching, boiling, measuring, stirring, soaking and scrubbing, I’ve failed to even TASTE this stuff… Taste-test: I stirred a 1/4 tsp. into 8 oz. of chilled water, as I wasn’t quite sure what the proper ratio should be. It DOES have a nice, lemon juice-like flavor. A tad sour with these measurements, though. A 1/4 tsp.+, with 16 oz. of water, might be a better mix if one prefers just a hint of something lemony in their water. If making a lemonade-type drink, and adding a sweetener, the 1/4 t. / 8 oz. + sweetness might just work! As I find more uses for this stuff, I’ll update this review. UPDATE: (kills bugs) Recently, I have absentmindedly left food bowls — that I set out for our neighbor’s visiting cat — outside. One still had food in it, the other was empty. Needless to say, hundreds of little piss-ants found both, and the bowls were COVERED with them! I’ve found that Windex works well to kill the ants instantly and enables me to then carry the bowls inside WITHOUT also bringing in any live 6-leggers. I used that method the first time on the bowl with remaining food (on the concrete). ALL DEAD! The second time (empty bowl on wood deck), I decided to grab my sprayer of citric acid solution to test IT out instead. WOW! It also worked great to kill those little b@$t@rd$ immediately! I’d read that it’s not good to spray this stuff on anything porous so, after I brought the bowls of dead ants in to clean them, I returned back to where I’d sprayed and rinsed the sprayed areas with water. Anyway, it seems to kill ants in a pinch. Who knew? A stink big made its way inside, too. I captured it in an empty PNB jar, sprayed some of the solution in there and capped it…within minutes, six toes up!

Clean everything!!! With the POWER of ACID! I use this all the time to clean coffee makers, tea kettles, sinks, showers, faucets, anything that gets some hard water buildup. I also use it to cook, for cakes, tarts, stir-fries, lemonades, sauces. the price is always reasonable and a 10 lbs bag last me a few years. I have rea bought several times you should get it to0.

I use this to clean my Tower Garden.

Love it. Mix it with water, vinegar, a little proxide, if needed, in spray bottle. Cleans shower glass doors (no soap scum), bathroom, kitchen, dishwasher, spills, soak dish rags! I try to avoid bleached due to septic system. Also great for cleaning water tanks, coffee makers, kettles, scissors, can openers. Limitless. Make your own cleaning products. Save money! Just make sure you flush well with clean water. Won't harm you, but tastes strange if not flushed well.

Dependable and works well as wanted. It's super active.

Only thing that works against hard water in my Dishwasher ! And I mean I've tried everything at several hundred dollars in total. Cleaners, switching multiple detergents, degreasers, Vinegar, bleach. You name it in the hard water softener worlds. I've tried it! This stuff works. Safe. Mix it 50/50 with my regular powder detergent. Same in prewash. Crystal clear every wash. Before along my dishes were left with soap film. And badly. This stuff works.

We use this citric acid for everything from baking to cleaning. I have a recipe for a lemon syrup for hot and cold drinks and it is adds a real depth of flavour. I have added a bit to my lemon puddings and lemon meringue pie. We like extra lemony tartness. We use it to clean off calcium and lime deposits from hard water. We use it to clean the pumps for our aquariums. Being able to use natural products is great. Fantastic product?

I got this for my Zojirushi hot water dispenser (get one if you don't, you'll thank me later), they sell their own cleaner but with some research, I found out I could simply use citric acid (2 tbsp), in fact I think their own cleaner is just citric acid. I pour some of this with some warm water, fill the tank up and turn on the cleaning cycle. The entire thing is descaled. This would work well with a regular kettle boiler too. I had brown lime build up in my toilet, I could not figure out what it was for the life of me. Got different brushes, tried the vinegar soak, vinegar and baking soda, nothing worked. So I decided to try citric acid. Shut off the valve, flushed and held the flush, then emptied as much as I could with an old container I had lying around, I poured some citric acid, probably 1/2C but I just poured til it looked right, and I let it sit. I checked in every 30 minutes. I set a timer for 3 hours but I didn't even have to make it to 3 hours! Every 30 minutes, the stuff would just flake off!! I would sometimes get my brush and brush the bottom of the bowl (where the pipe is?) and try to get the citric acid water mix into the pipes. After 2.5 hours, everything was GONE. It was amazing!! No more disgusting unsightly toilet bowl. I will be doing this every now and then when I notice a build up but I got a new toilet brush too (ends up I guess I didn't really need it though..) You could potentially just use the citric acid mix and leave it for a few hours and flush and not need to brush since it just comes right off. I would say, don't leave it all night because it is still acid.