| CPC A21D 2/02 (2013.01) [A21D 2/145 (2013.01); A21D 10/005 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. A leavening agent comprising:
(i) an alkali metal bicarbonate in an amount effective for leavening;
(ii) an acidulant selected from phosphorous oxyacids and their mono-, di-and tri-basic salts, including SALP, SAPP, phosphoric acid, mono-and di-sodium and potassium phosphates, and mono-and di-calcium phosphate, and MSC, glucono-delta-lactone, fumaric acid, maleic acid, malic acid, succinic acid, adipie acid, tartaric acid, monosodium tartrate, citraconic acid, aconitic acid, itaconic acid, mono potassium citrate and tartrate, hydrolysed lactones and polylactic acid and sodium aluminum sulphate and mixtures thereof, said acidulant being present in an amount of 0 to 90% of a stoichiometric amount thereof required to react with the bicarbonate; and
(iii) at least 0.1 mole per mole of bicarbonate of a precipitant;
wherein the total amount of (ii) and (iii) are equal to from 110 to 250% of a stoichiometric amount that would be required to react fully with (i) in a boiling aqueous solution.
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