Description
Sodium Bicarbonate Food Grade, also known as baking soda, is a white crystalline powder that is commonly used in baking, cleaning, and as a natural remedy for various health issues. In the food industry, sodium bicarbonate is classified as food grade and is used as a leavening agent, flavoring agent, and pH regulator in a variety of food products.
As a leavening agent, sodium bicarbonate reacts with acids in the baking process to produce carbon dioxide gas, which causes baked goods to rise and become fluffy. Due to its effectiveness in producing consistent results and its relatively low cost, sodium bicarbonate is a common ingredient in many baked goods such as cakes, cookies, and bread.
Sodium Bicarbonate Food Grade is also used as a flavoring agent in some products, particularly those with a tangy or sour taste. It can help reduce the sourness by neutralizing the acid, without affecting the overall flavor of the product.
SPECIFICATIONS
CHEMICAL NAME: Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
EINECS NUMBER: 205 – 633 – 8
CAS NUMBER: 144 – 55 – 8
EC CODE: E 500 (ii)
UNIT NORM
Sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3 % 99,30 min.
Sodium carbonate, Na2
CO3 % 0,60 max.
Iron as Fe2
O3 ppm 6,00 max.
Sulphate, SO4
2- ppm 100,00 max.
Chloride ion,Cl– ppm 100,00 max.
pH (1% sol’n) – 8,60 max.
Insoluble matter in water ppm 200,00 max.
Loss on drying % 0,25 max.
Ammonia salts According to working instruction
Solubility (at 20 °C) g/l 96,00
Arsenic, As mg/kg 1,00 max.
Lead, Pb mg/kg 2,00 max.
Mercury, Hg mg/kg 0,10 max.
Cadmium, Cd mg/kg 0,50 max.
Copper, Cu mg/kg 1,00 max.
Food Grade Bicarbonate with additive.
White, opaque, monoclinic crystaline powder. A light alkali material soluble in water. Main compound is Sodium
Bicarbonate. After the production of food grade sodium bicarbonate max. % 0,5 (w/w) magnesium stearate is
added to improve flow characteristics.
FOOD GRADE – A
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Solutions in water slightly turbid and an oily layer can be seen on the surface of the solution. It
doesn’t contain foreign substances which can be seen with the naked eye.
Physical Condition : Free flowing tiny crystals.
Solubility : Soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol.
Classification according to particle size:
SIEVE ANALYSIS FINE GRANULAR STANDARD EXTRA COARSE GRANULAR
> 0,500 mm – Negligible –
> 0,250 mm 5 % max. – 70 – 95 %
< 0,150 mm – – 10 % max.
> 0,125 mm 10 – 30 % – –
< 0,125 mm 70 % min. – –
Bulk density, g/cm3 – 1,00 – 1,25 0,90 – 1,15