Ammonium Bicarbonate Food Grade 25kg

Ammonium Bicarbonate Food Grade 25kg

Food grade ammonium bicarbonate primarily serves as a leavening agent in the baking of dry, crispy products like cookies, crackers, and flatbreads, where it produces carbon dioxide gas to make the goods light and airy. It is known as “baker’s ammonia” and is preferred for its ability to create a desirable crispness and absence of residual chemicals in the final product. It is also used as an additive in yeast cultures for fermentation.

Ammonium Bicarbonate Food Grade 25kg
In baking and food production:
Leavening Agent: When heated, ammonium bicarbonate decomposes into carbon dioxide, water, and ammonia. The carbon dioxide gas causes dough to rise, creating a light, fluffy, and airy texture in baked goods.
Crispness: It is particularly favored for low-moisture baked goods because the ammonia gas dissipates quickly, contributing to a distinct crispiness.
Fermentation: It can be used in the production of bread, puff pastries, flatbreads, crackers, and cookies, either alone or combined with other leavening agents like sodium bicarbonate.
No Acid Required: Unlike some other leavening agents, ammonium bicarbonate releases gas without needing an acid to activate it.
Other related uses in food:
Yeast Cultures: It can be added as a nitrogen source for yeast in fermentation processes.
Foaming Agent: It acts as a foaming agent in products like fruit juices.
Ammonium Bicarbonate Food Grade 25kg