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Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent, a mixture of a carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid. The base and acid are prevented from reacting prematurely by the inclusion of a buffer such as cornstarch. Baking powder is used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods.
The thicker barriers of transparent plastic used in teller's windows and barriers in banks are also polycarbonate. So-called "theft-proof" large plastic packaging for smaller items, which cannot be opened by hand, is typically made from polycarbonate. Lockheed Martin F-22 cockpit canopy
Baking powder – leavening agent; includes acid and base; Baking soda – food base; Balm, lemon – Balm oil – Balsam of Peru – used in food and drink for flavoring; Barberry – Barley flour – Basil (Ocimum basilicum) – Basil extract – Bay leaves – Beeswax – glazing agent; Beet red – color (red) Beetroot red – color (red)
Both baking soda and baking powder are leaveners, used in baking to help baked goods rise. Interestingly, baking powder contains baking soda, but not the other way around.
Bakewell Cream baking powder, on a store shelf in Portland, Maine, USA. Bakewell Cream is a variety of baking powder developed by Bangor, Maine chemist Byron H. Smith in response to a shortage of cream of tartar in the U.S. during World War II. It is sold throughout the U.S., but is most popular in the state of Maine. [1] [2]
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A polycarbonate is an oxocarbon dianion consisting of a chain of carbonate units, where successive carbonyl groups are directly linked to each other by shared additional oxygen atoms. That is, they are the conjugate bases of polycarbonic acids , the conceptual anhydrides of carbonic acid , or polymers of carbon dioxide .
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