Purestock/Purestock/Getty Images. Hydroxycitric acid, which comes from the Garcinia cambogia fruit, is often sold as a weight-loss supplement. The fruit itself is used as a condiment in Southeast Asian dishes, such as curries.In purified supplement form, hydroxycitric acid may cause some side effects, so check with your doctor before adding it to your daily regimen.he fruit itself is used as a condiment in Southeast Asian dishes, such as curries. In purified supplement form, hydroxycitric acid may cause some side effects, so check with your doctor before adding it to your daily regimen.
Why is liquid nitrogen used to fast freeze food instead of liquid oxygen? There are two reasons. First, liquid nitrogen is colder than liquid oxygen and thus more effective at flash freezing.
Air is mostly nitrogen, which is not flammable. Nitrogen is also non-reactive in general, so it doesn't support the combustion of other materials, either. After nitrogen, the most abundant gas in our air is oxygen. Here's where it gets complicated: Oxygen is also not flammable, but it is a high-energy gas that very readily oxidizes other materials. For something to burn, the reaction requires a fuel (the thing that burns) and an oxidizer like oxygen. Without the fuel, though, no combustion will take place no matter how high the concentration of oxygen is. Since air itself is not flammable, it is not a fuel and will not combust, spontaneously or otherwise.