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Baking Powder

Name: Baking Powder
Brand: Waitrose & Partners

A simple, classic baking powder with just three ingredients, safe in the tiny amounts used in baking, with a small sodium contribution to keep in mind.

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score

/ 100

Ingredient Breakdown

0 red · 1 amber · 2 green

Calories

Approximately 50-80 kcal per 100g (mostly from rice flour; exact value not declared)

Serving

5g (about 1 teaspoon)

Sugar

0g (0% daily value)

Sat. Fat

0g (0% daily value)

Contains sodium from sodium bicarbonate and diphosphate; people on low-sodium diets should account for it.

Contains phosphate additive (E450); people with chronic kidney disease are often advised to limit added phosphates.

Nutritional figures are estimates, as the declared information includes only ingredients.

Full Analysis

Ingredients (3)

Disodium diphosphate

E450(i) Controversial

aka Sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP)

An acidic raising agent that reacts with bicarbonate when heated to release carbon dioxide. It is approved and safe at baking levels, but high total intake of phosphate additives has been linked to concerns for people with kidney problems and cardiovascular risk.

Daily Intake — Contributes phosphate and sodium; negligible at 1 tsp per bake, but phosphate additives add up across processed foods

MODERATE

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

E500(ii)

aka Bicarbonate of soda / baking soda

A long-used, well-understood leavening agent and alkali that is generally recognised as safe. Its main nutritional consideration is its sodium content.

Daily Intake — About 1 tsp contains roughly 400-600 mg sodium in pure bicarbonate; a baking powder serving contributes less, and it is spread across the whole bake

SAFE

Rice flour

Used as a bulking and drying agent that keeps the acid and alkali apart so the powder does not react in the tin. It is a simple, natural, gluten-free starch.

Daily Intake — None at the amounts used

SAFE

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Fun Fact

Baking powder was invented in 1843 by English chemist Alfred Bird, reportedly because his wife was allergic to yeast and eggs.

Made by Waitrose & Partners (John Lewis Partnership)

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