A white powder is added while baking breads and cakes to make them soft and fluffy. write the name of the powder? name its main ingredients. explain the function of each ingredient. write the chemical reaction taking place when the powder is heated during baking.
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The name of that white powder is baking powder, which makes the breads and cakes soft and fluffy.
The main ingredients of a cake or a bread is :Baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, yeast and the most important, 'Flour'.
.Baking powder and yeast :They make the cakes and bread soft and fluffy.
Salt and sugar :They should be added in an adequate amount as they the main ingredient for taste in a cake.
Flour:It are the most important ingredient, as without it , making a cake is impossible.
NaHCO3 + CaHPO4.2H2O ---> (C6H10O5)n + and other by products
The main ingredients of a cake or a bread is :Baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, yeast and the most important, 'Flour'.
.Baking powder and yeast :They make the cakes and bread soft and fluffy.
Salt and sugar :They should be added in an adequate amount as they the main ingredient for taste in a cake.
Flour:It are the most important ingredient, as without it , making a cake is impossible.
NaHCO3 + CaHPO4.2H2O ---> (C6H10O5)n + and other by products
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Baking powder.
It consist of sodium hydrogen carbonate and tartaric acid.
Sodium hydrogen carbonate gives CO2 which makes cake soft and fluffy. Tartaric acid neutralizes the bitterness due to sodium carbonate produced.
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