Sodium Bicarbonate

Specifications

The salt has many related names such as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, bicarbonate of soda.

Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slight alkaline taste resembling that of washing soda (sodium carbonate). It is a component of the mineral natron and is found dissolved in many mineral springs. The natural mineral form is known as nahcolite. It is also produced artificially.

 

Since it has long been known and is widely used, the salt has many related names such as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, bicarbonate of soda. Colloquially, its name is shortened to sodium bicarb, bicarb soda, or simply bicarb. The word saleratus, from Latin sal æratus meaning "aerated salt", was widely used in the 19th century for both sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate.

 

ITEM	SPECIFICATION
NaHCO3	99.41%
ARSENIC	<0.0001%
HEAVY METAL (Pb)	<0.0005%
LOSS ON DRYING	0.08%
PH	8.5