Antacid Drink. or Toothpaste.

[xyzzyplugh]

What are the differences between baking soda and bicarbonate of soda?

[j2buttonsw]

nothing

[j2buttonsw]

They are both sodium bicarbonate (or sodium hydrogen carbonate as the chemist purist would have us say) aka NaHCO3

[Cetti]

I'm sure that there is a difference, otherwise why do recipes clearly state Baking powder or Bicarb Soda ( Baking Soda) - I have one of each in my cupboard each with different ingredients on the labels. Bicarb is also four times stronger than Baking Powder. one is acid the other is alkali. http://www.joyofbaking.com/bakingsoda.html

[j2buttonsw]

http://www.armandhammer.com/HowItWorks/body.htm or http://www.tipking.com/Tips/publish/tip_129.shtml or even http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/6137
/abspat01.html Do not confuse baking soda with baking powder which is acidic: http://users.rcn.com/sue.interport/food/bakgsoda.h
tml

[j2buttonsw]

I'm going to boo now: xyzzyplugh, how can you justify giving 3 stars to someone who answered a different question than you asked (no disrespect to cetti)? Or was it for answering the question you meant to have asked?