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**Similarities:**
1. Both are chemical leaveners.
2. Both help baked goods rise.

**Differences:**
1. Baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate; it needs an acid to activate.
2. Baking powder contains baking soda and an acid; it only needs moisture and heat.

**Interchangeability:**
- They are not directly interchangeable. Baking soda requires an acid; baking powder includes its own.

**Best Uses:**
- Baking soda is best for cookies, pancakes, and quick breads.
- Baking powder is ideal for cakes, m

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Question: List how these 2 leaveners Baking soda, and baking powder are alike and how they are different. Are they interchangeable? Why or why not? List what products they are best used for. List some products that use a bit of both. make sure all sentences are short and don't go off on a tangent

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**Alike:** 1. Both are leaveners. 2. Both produce carbon dioxide gas. 3. Both help baked goods rise. **Different:** 1. Baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate. 2. Baking powder contains baking soda plus an acid. 3. Baking soda needs an acidic ingredient to activate. 4. Baking powder is double-acting; it reacts twice (once when wet, once when heated). **Interchangeable?** - No, they are not interchangeable. - Baking soda needs acid to activate; baking powder has acid already. **Best Used For:** - Baking soda: Recipes with acidic ingredients (e.g., buttermilk pancakes, cookies). - Baking powder: Recipes without much acid (e.g., cakes, muffins). **Products Using Both:** 1. Chocolate chip cookies. 2. Banana bread. 3. Pancakes. 4. Brownies.

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Feb. 13, 2025, 6:14 a.m.

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Published: Thursday, February 13, 2025

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