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.
Can We Breathe Other Gasses Mixed With Oxygen? As you may or may not know, oxygen is only second most abundant gas in what we call âairâ. Nitrogen takes the top spot, accounting for a whopping 78% of the gas in Earthâs atmosphere. In third place sits Argon at a measly .9%. One reader wanted to know what would happen if we kept the oxygen the same, but replaced the nitrogen with something else.