What is a difference between baking soda and baking powder?

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asked Apr 1, 2018 in Recipes by Vaane (390 points)
What is a difference between baking soda and baking powder?

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answered Apr 2, 2018 by Judy (56,120 points)
The only real difference between baking soda and baking powder is the ingredients.

Baking soda has one ingredient only called "sodium bicarbonate" while baking powder has a few other ingredients that is certainly needed in some baking recipes that calls for baking powder.

They're indeed different and you must use the correct one during baking otherwise you'll have a baking disaster.

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