Have you ever wondered if baking soda is vegan? This is a tricky question to answer as it depends on the baking soda: some are vegan, some are not.
If you want to bake vegan, you have to use vegan baking powder. Baking powder is not inherently vegan. Depending on what kind of baking powder it is, it may contain animal ingredients.
Baking powder usually consists of one or more of these ingredients:
sodium bicarbonate (E 500ii),
potassium hydrogen carbonate (E 501ii),
potassium carbonate (“potash”),
disodium dihydrogen diphosphate (E 450a),
cream of tartar (E 336),
monocalcium orthophosphate (E 341a),
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When baking soda is vegan
Of the above ingredients, baking powder contains either phosphate (disodium dihydrogen diphospha) or cream of tartar as an acidifier. In a separate article, we already explained why cream of tartar is better. However, you have to keep in mind: While conventional baking powder is always vegan, there are sometimes animal ingredients in cream of tartar.
Why isn’t baking powder always vegan? The cream of tartar in baking soda is wine based. In some cases, this is clarified with gelatin or other animal substances. Although the gelatine is removed again, traces can always remain. For this reason, you have to make sure that Weinstein baking powder is explicitly marked with the addition “vegan”. Then the wine has been clarified with vegan substances.
Overview: Vegan Baking Powder
The conventional baking powder with phosphate is vegan, but not recommended. We recommend cream of tartar, which the companies also say is vegan in most cases. Here is an overview of major brand vegan cream of tartar:
dm organic baking powder with pure cream of tartar
RUF organic cream of tartar baking powder
REWE organic pure tartar baking powder (certified with vegan flower)
Alnatura organic pure tartar baking powder (certified with vegan flower)
Biovegan Master Baking Powder
Natura Organic Cream of Tartar Baking Powder
Organic Central Baking Soda Tartar
Tip: If you still have old baking powder with phosphate at home, you can use it to clean the baking tray or other household items, such as the ceramic hob.
