Food Grade

E500 (ii) Sodium Bicarbonate. This is a Food Grade Product.

Chemical Analysis

Sodium Bicarbonate NaHCO3 99.0 % min (99.87% typical)

Loss on Drying 0.25% max (<0.01% typical)

Ammonia NH4+ Passes test

Arsenic As 2 ppm max (<1 ppm typical)

Lead Pb 2 ppm max (<0.1ppm typical)

Mercury Hg 1 ppm max (<0.02ppm typical)

Granulometry

Retained on 125 micron sieve 10% max (by weight)

Average Median Particle Size 65 microns

Baking soda was popularised by Arm & Hammer more than 150 years ago, and while many are aware of its versatile qualities for cooking and household use, few people realise that baking soda also has potent medicinal properties. People take sodium bicarbonate by mouth for bowel cleansing, poor kidney function, indigestion, exercise performance, high potassium in the blood, reviving newborns, stomach ulcers, and urinary stones. In its natural form, baking soda is known as nahcolite, which is part of the natural mineral natron. Natron, which contains large amounts of sodium bicarbonate, has been used since ancient times. For instance, the Egyptians used natron as a soap for cleansing purposes.