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Baking soda has only one ingredient: sodium bicarbonate. Sodium bicarbonate is a base that reacts when it comes into contact with acids, like buttermilk, yogurt or vinegar. This reaction produces carbon dioxide (CO2) in the form of bubbles, like a liquid foam (think of the grade school experiments involving fake volcanoes, vinegar and baking soda). When making baked goods, the process is called âchemical leavening,â because the trapped CO2 gas makes the dough or batter rise. But when baking soda comes into contact with an acid, it pretty much reacts immediately. And thatâs a problem.
Unlike baking soda, which is a base, baking powder combines baking soda with an acid, such as mono-calcium phosphate or sodium acid pyrophosphate. The leavening action of baking powder can be controlled through the selection of the acid (or combination of acids) used.tâs used to help thicken sauces, gravies, pie fillings and some frozen foods. In the U.S., most modified food starches are made from corn. Mono-calcium Phosphate (baking powder) â The acid leavening agent in baking powder, which also includes a base (such as sodium bicarbonate).