Question

7) For making cake, baking powder is taken. If at home your mother uses soda instead
of baking powder in cake.
a) How will it affect the taste of the cake and why?
b) How can baking soda be converted into baking powder?
c) What is the role of tartaric acid added to baking soda?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Baking soda is basic in nature and if used in cake as an ingredient instead of baking powder...it will form a bitter taste.

b) To convert baking soda into baking powder we need a nacent oxygen from a mild acid like tartaric acid.

Thus tartaric acid can be used to convert baking soda into baking powder

c) The tartaric acid added to baking soda neutralises it into some extent making it suitable for baking and release co2 when baked.