Ingrediente · Aditivo
E500ii
Número E E500ii
También conocido como: sodium acid carbonate
Baking soda: a common, safe additive used as a raising agent and acidity regulator.
E500ii is sodium hydrogen carbonate, also known as baking soda or sodium bicarbonate. It's a well-known kitchen staple used in food to help baked goods rise and to control acidity, and is considered safe at normal food-use levels by regulators.
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Why it matters
E500ii is sodium bicarbonate, the same substance as household baking soda. In food, it acts as a raising agent (it releases carbon dioxide gas when it reacts with acid or heat, making batters and dough rise) and as a stabiliser or acidity regulator. It's naturally occurring and also made industrially in large quantities for food, cleaning, and medical uses. Almost nobody needs to worry about it in food amounts - it's one of the most benign additives used.
Fuentes (3)
- 1.EFSA Scientific Opinion on citric acid (E330) and sodium hydrogen carbonate (E500ii) as carbon dioxide generators in active food contact materials(dx.doi.org)
- 2.Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives
- 3.US FDA GRAS status database
