Raw materials
1. Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
2. Potassium hydrogen tartrate (waste product from wine making)
3. Cornstarch (helps keep the product dry, keeps the acids and bases separated and prevents them from reacting during storage, and adds bulk to the powder to make it easier to measure and standardize)
Process
1. Potassium hydrogen tartrate is purified and converted to calcium tartrate. Using sulfuric acid, the calcium tartrate is hydrolyzed to produce calcium sulfate and tartaric acid. These materials are then separated and the resulting tartaric acid is purified and dried.
2. Sodium bicarbonate, tartaric acid, and cornstarch are transferred to a blending area and is then transferred through vacuum tubing to the filling machine.
Product
Baking powder
Used for
Increasing the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods such as muffins, cakes, and scones
Production facility
Albany, WA
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Brilliant! There's more to baking powder than just sodium bicarbonate and that baking soda is an ingredient of baking powered!
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Well done.