Question

What are the constituents of baking powder? What is the role of an edible acid in the baking powder?

Answer 1

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Baking powder is a mixture powder of baking soda and a mild edible acid such as tartaric acid. When baking powder mixes with water present in dough for baking then sodium hydrogen carbonate reacts with tartaric acid to evolve CO2 gas.

Answer 2

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Baking powder is a mixture powder of baking soda and a mild edible acid such as tartaric acid. When baking powder mixes with water present in dough for baking then sodium hydrogen carbonate reacts with tartaric acid to evolve CO2 gas.