What's the difference between ?

Question

BAKING POWER and BAKING SODA???

Answer 1

both r used to bake but baking soda is a bit sweet than baking powder

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Answer 2

You know that trick where you take baking soda and add lemon juice or vinegar and it bubbles?  Some people use it in little volcanos.

Lemon juice and vinegar have high acidity levels.  When the baking soda is mixed with an acid, it bubbles and releases carbon dioxide.  Any type of acid will do, even wine, buttermilk, etc.

Baking POWDER is essentially a mixture of baking soda and a form of powdered acid (tartaric acid), and other goodies.  When moisture is added, the two materials mix and the acid interacts with the baking powder and release bubbly carbon dioxide!

Baking Powder contains baking soda and acid.

Baking Soda contains sodium bicarbonate, which is the sciencey way of saying "Arm and Hammer".

Good luck!

Answer 3

Baking Soda

Baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate. When baking soda is combined with moisture and an acidic ingredient (e.g., yogurt, chocolate, buttermilk, honey), the resulting chemical reaction produces bubbles of carbon dioxide that expand under oven temperatures, causing baked goods to rise. The reaction begins immediately upon mixing the ingredients, so you need to bake recipes which call for baking soda immediately, or else they will fall flat!

Baking Powder

Baking powder contains sodium bicarbonate, but it includes the acidifying agent already (cream of tartar), and also a drying agent (usually starch). Baking powder is available as single-acting baking powder and as double-acting baking powder. Single-acting powders are activated by moisture, so you must bake recipes which include this product immediately after mixing. Double-acting powders react in two phases and can stand for a while before baking. With double-acting powder, some gas is released at room temperature when the powder is added to dough, but the majority of the gas is released after the temperature of the dough increases in the oven.