Baking soda, also known as bicarbonate of soda or sodium bicarbonate, is a chemical leavening agent commonly used in baked goods. Baking soda is a base alkaline compound, which means it is not acidic. When baking soda is combined with an acid, it creates carbon dioxide gas (think: baking soda and vinegar volcanoes from elementary school).
Mitha Soda (Baking soda) is a white crystalline powder better known to chemists as sodium bicarbonate, bicarbonate of soda, sodium hydrogen carbonate, or sodium acid carbonate. Sodium bicarbonate is also found in some anti-plaque mouth-wash products and toothpaste. Baking soda is one of the most widely used leaveners in baked goods. This simple chemical compound, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is found in crystalline form in nature but is ground to a fine powder for use in cooking. Mitha Soda is an alkaline compound that, when combined with an acid, will produce carbon dioxide gas. The small bubbles of carbon dioxide gas become trapped in batter, causing it to inflate, or rise.
What Is the Difference Between Baking Soda and Baking Powder?
The primary difference between baking soda and baking powder is that baking powder already contains an acid in the chemical mixture, whereas baking soda needs an acidic ingredient to create the rising reaction. Use baking soda in recipes that have acidic ingredients like buttermilk, lemon juice, or vinegar; use baking powder in recipes that do not have acidic ingredients, like biscuits, corn bread, or pancakes.
The key differences between baking soda and baking powder are tabulated below:
| Baking Soda | Baking Powder |
| Has only one ingredient – Sodium Bicarbonate | Consists of many ingredients including Bicarbonates (typically baking soda), and acid salts. |
| Does not contain Monocalcium Phosphate | Contain Monocalcium Phosphate, which reacts with NaHCO3 when wetted and heated. |
| Reacts immediately with acids | It does not immediately react when exposed to acids. |
| Short leavening process | The leavening process extended with the help of a second acid. |
| Baking products formed when baking soda is used are not as fluffy when compared to baking powder products, due to shorter reaction duration. | Gives fluffier products from baking |
Benefits:
Helps us in preventing and curing the following:
- Treat heartburn.
- Mouthwash & Whiten your teeth.
- May improve exercise performance
- Relieve itchy skin and sunburns
- May slow the progression of chronic kidney disease
- Neutralize fridge odors
- Air freshener & Deodorant
- May whiten your laundry
- Kitchen cleaner & Eliminate garbage odor
- Remove stubborn carpet stains
- Multipurpose bathroom cleaner
- Clean fruits and veggies
- Polish silverware
- Shoe deodorizer
- Mitha Soda is used to cause this reaction include vinegar, lemon juice, buttermilk, yogurt, and cream of tartar.
Other Names:
Soda Mitha, baking soda,
Safety Information:
- For Natural Taste & Freshness, Keep it in cool and dry place.
- Avoid direct Sunlight & Do not Refrigerate.
- Store the contents in an Airtight Container after opening the package.
- All herbal medicine should be used under Medical Supervision only.
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