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POTASSIUM BICARBONATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

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Descriptors
odorless

Potassium bicarbonate is an inorganic salt with no perceptible odor. It is not a fragrance material and has no olfactory character in perfumery use.AI · claude-opus-4-7

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chemicals · No. 2637

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1154.

G.R.A.S.
odorless
MW
100.12
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Appearance

Colorless, transparent prismatic crystals or white granular powder.

Solubility

26% soluble in water, almost insoluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Odorless when pure.

Flavor

The material or its aqueous solution have a flat, mildly alkaline taste.

Uses in flavor

This material is used commonly in baking powders and in effervescent salts to assist in controlling the rate of effervescence.

Identity
Aliases · 2
baking powderPotassium acid carbonate
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