| ≥1 piece |
| Items | Specifications |
| Appearance | White crystalline powder |
| Assay (dry Basis, %) | 99.0-100.5 |
| pH (1% Solution) | ≤ 8.6 |
| Loss on Drying (%) | ≤ 0.20 |
| Chlorides (Cl, %) | ≤ 0.50 |
| Ammonia | Pass test |
| Insoluble substances | Pass test |
| Whiteness (%) | ≥ 85 |
| Lead (Pb) | ≤ 2 mg/kg |
| Arsenic (As) | ≤ 1 mg/kg |
| Heavy Metal (as Pb) | ≤ 5 mg/kg |
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Sodium bicarbonate is basically a chemical compound, which is also often known as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda and bicarbonate of soda. Students of science and chemistry have also nicknamed Sodium Bicarbonate as sodium bicarb, bicarb soda. Sometimes it is also simply known as bi-carb. The Latin name for Sodium Bicarbonate is Saleratus, which means, 'aerated salt'. Sodium Bicarbonate is a component of the m