What is Sodium Bicarbonate?
Sodium bicarbonate is a type of chemical salt. It is usually referred to by a different name such as, baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium hydrogen carbonate or soda ash. [1]
Sodium Bicarbonate is a weak alkaline. It breaks down proteins and neutralizes acids, which is what makes it useful as a leavening agent in baking. [1]
Sodium Bicarbonate was first used by bakers in making breads. It was originally called soda ash because it came from seaweed ashes. The first method to create baking soda was created by Nicolas Leblanc and initially named the Leblanc method. This method is no longer used when a Belgian chemist by the name of Ernest Solvay created the Solvay process during the 1860s. [2]
Source(s) Derived From |
Other Natural Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources Soda ash is the trade name for sodium carbonate, a chemical refined from the mineral trona or sodium-carbonate-bearing brines, both referred to as "natural soda ash". It is also manufactured from one of several chemical processes known as "synthetic soda ash". [3] |
Natural or Artificial? |
Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) |
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Aliases (Also Known As) |
Aluminum Free Baking Soda Bicarbonate Of Soda Bicarbonate Of Sodium Non Aluminum Baking Soda Soda Soda Bicarbonate Sodium Acid Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate Color Key - (Click/Tap to View)
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| Ingredient updated | UPC Food Search | November 1, 2021 @ 11:28 AM |
| Ingredient added | UPC Food Search | January 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM |
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