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Answer:
Kokura Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd., which is producing food grade baking soda, kindly answered the question above.
 How to use baking soda
Baking soda is used not only for raising dough but also for removing harsh flavor in food (e.g., wild-grown vegetables) and for softening beans and meat.
In order to remove the harsh flavor, add around 1 teaspoon of baking soda per 1 liter of water when you boil vegetables. The
colour of the
vegetables also becomes brighter.
If you would like to soften beans by using baking soda, soak beans overnight in water which contains around 2% baking soda (water just covers
the beans). The reasons why beans become soft are: (1) protein in the bean is dissolved so that water can easily go inside the bean, (2)
alkaline softens the fiber in the bean (baking soda solution is
alkaline). If you would like to soften meat, rub the meat with a moderate amount of
baking soda, then wash it away with water.
About baking soda
It is difficult to explain about the nutrition of baking soda. so I will explain about baking soda itself instead.
Other names for baking soda are sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and bicarbonate of soda. The water solution is mildly
alkaline. It is used not only as an ingredient in cooking but also as medicine (e.g., GI medicine). It is also made inside our body. It helps neutralize acids in our body (e.g., neutralization of stomach acid).
Baking soda can be used not only for cooking but also for cleaning and deodorizing. For example, it removes odours in the refrigerator, drain
outlet, and garbage.
Acknowledgement
Kokura Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.
This company is manufacturing food additives such as baking soda.
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