You know, I'm not sure that I'd get too worried about tartaric acid. If you need to suck on a sugar free Strepsil then do it. You can surprise me by telling me that Cambridge Head Office actually had the answer to this question, but I highly doubt it, LOL.
The whole citric acid thing is pretty complicated and experts have trouble explaining to us lay-people why it's thought to interfere with ketosis.
Citric acid may inhibit ketosis. Note the 'may' - there is some debate over this point. Possibly, citric acid might affect ketosis by affecting liver metabolism, primarily the Krebs cycle (if you want to blow your mind, look up the Krebs cycle up on Wiki
). Some individuals report that citric acid prevents them from entering ketosis but does not affect ketosis once it has been established.
But there was a study, examining very-low-calorie diets, which found that the consumption of citric acid inhibited ketosis and increased appetite in many individuals. Ultimately, you have to find out for yourself whether citric acid has any effect on ketosis, appetite or fat loss on a ketogenic diet. You'll find lots of people who'll tell you that citric acid doesn't seem to have any effect on their ketosis or appetite - and just as many people who find it makes them drop out of ketosis at the drop of a hat - and ravenously hungry to boot.
And here, we're not even talking about citric acid but an acid which seems to be a close relative of malic acid - and malic acid won't knock you out of ketosis.
In short... suck 'em and see, maybe? (sorry
Couldn't resist
)
