How Is Baking Soda Different From Baking Powder?
It’s all in the chemicals. Baking soda (aka bicarbonate of soda) is a single chemical: pure sodium bicarbonate, whereas baking powder is baking soda combined with one or more acid salts, such as monocalcium phosphate monohydrate, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, sodium aluminum sulfate, or sodium aluminum phosphate. Now that I’ve warmed the hearts of chemistry fans … Read more