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Article: Baking powder, soda not same
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Q: What, if any, is the difference between baking powder and
baking soda? Can I substitute one for the other?
A: While baking soda and baking powder are both chemical leaveners
-- meaning that they chemically mimic yeast fermentation by producing
gases (carbon dioxide) in baked goods -- the two should not be
confused. Baking soda is four times as strong as baking powder; and
the two require different conditions to activate their leavening
power.
Baking soda is nothing more than the chemical sodium bicarbonate.
When it is combined with moisture and ...