Baking Soda - What is Baking Soda Made Of - How Is Baking Soda Used

In this video I discuss what is baking soda, is baking soda bad, and how is baking soda used. I also discuss baking soda ph balance and some baking soda health benefits.

Transcript (partial with notes)

What is Baking Soda? It is also known as Sodium bicarbonate, and it is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Take note of that we can pull a CO2 out of that formula, we are going to use it later in the video. Baking soda is a white crystal, but often appears as a fine powder.

Where does baking soda come from? The 2 ways it is made is from a mining process or chemical manufacturing. The chemical manufacturing of baking soda is known as the Solvay process, and it involves using limestone, salt and ammonia

This process produces baking soda, but also produces Solid waste products that can be harmful to the environment.

For the mining process we need to go back a long long time ago, to the land surrounding Green river Wyoming. There was a large lake, and over time this lake evaporated and left a 200 billion ton deposit of something called trona deep underground.

This trona ore is mined, then brought to the surface where it goes through a processing phase that produces the baking soda that we know.

So, what are some baking soda uses? It has many uses, It is added to toothpaste to help remove plaque and deodorize your teeth. Some people use it as a topical paste to relieve irritation from insect bites and stings. It is used as a deodorizer…whoa. Ahh, little more. Much better.

Baking soda has many other uses, including being used in cooking. You see baking soda is a great raising agent. When exposed to heat, baking soda releases carbon dioxide (CO2), which if you remember from our earlier formula I said could be pulled from that formula.

this carbon dioxide release makes baked goods rise, gives it a light crumb texture, and leaves it with holes left by the escaping carbon dioxide bubbles.

How does Baking soda/sodium bicarbonate affect the body? Well, in my salt video, we learned that sodium helps maintain BP and fluid balance, as well as transmitting nerve impulses.

Bicarbonate is naturally produced in the body, and is a chemical (buffer) that keeps the pH of blood from becoming too acidic or too basic. Our bodies must maintain a ph very close to 7.4.

So, for example, physical exercise increases the production of lactic acid, key word is acid, in order to buffer this acid, the body uses the bicarbonate buffer system. When the exercise is intense, this natural buffer is limited and fatigue occurs.

Sodium Bicarbonate is sometimes used as a medication to make urine less acidic, which helps the kidneys get rid of uric acid, helping to prevent gout and kidney stones.

As with anything, its about moderation. High consumption can cause headache, nausea, rise in BP, or even worse.

Timestamps
0:00 What is baking soda?
0:29 Where does baking soda come from?
0:37 Chemical manufacturing of baking soda
1:00 Mining process of making baking soda
1:33 Uses of baking soda
2:24 How baking soda affects the body

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[dollsofvalley]

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[sochyvonnnora]

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[FriteVerte]

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[mcataspirant]

Best explanation think my elder brother is explaining made me to understand the backing soda, for the first time in my

[jimmynickels]

Thanks. I looked this up because I ran out of toothpaste and the wife suggested I just use straight baking soda as a healthier option. It seems salty, so I was curious what it is made of. Great, helpful video

[RetiroSierra]

A whole movie collection, and I'm watching what baking soda is.

[goldiebelle]

Two cups of baking soda in a bath is truly wonderful.💖❤

[ssss-dfqz]

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[marcematt]

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[matthewvaughan]

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[Ahzuh-fp]

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[TheQuota]

Take 2 tablespoons of baking soda and put it in a paper towel. Then fold it. This is how you can put it in your sneakers and it will not be messy. You can also add a piece of tape. and put it at the bottom of the dirty clothes hamper, under the trash bin, and in the coat closet.
great video!

[rebeccaharp]

Thank you, and for the humor as well.

[blitz]

Idk if I'm more surprised by the straight informative video or by the fact that i trapped in this video and it was already halfway done. WHEN DID I WATCH THIS?!

[trishgage]

So, is natural baking soda pulled ONLY from Wyoming? And how do I know if the baking soda I buy is natural or produced by chemical manipulation?
Thanks so much for sharing your time, talent, and knowledge.
"See ya!" 😉

[TauBuuVuong]

Very helpful information, thank you!

However, how should we take baking soda for its benefits beside baking?

[earthtrighton]

Important to know. There is one more thing to add to your list. Sodium bicarbonate is the best treatment I have ever used for my breathing issues. Baking soda saved my life when I got pneumonia from Covid 19.
I was coughing so bad, and my sinuses were completely clogged. I was so scared of going to the hospital because of the pandemic. So I thought I would go to the pharmacy and get some nasal spray. But then I remembered that the more you use nasal spray the faster you get clogged back up. So I thought about making my own nasal spray and I checked for a list of ingredients to make it, but I didn’t have any distilled water. So I thought about what I could do. Then I remembered that my dad was using a dry powder inhaler for his COPD. So at that moment my thought switched from salt to sodium bicarbonate because the fine granules would be easy to breathe in. So I went to my cabinet and grabbed my arm and hammer baking soda, and I put some in the palm of my hand. Then I started with a small pinch of baking soda between my index finger and thumb. Then I sniffed that small pinch one for each nostril and one for my throat, after I did just one treatment I did not have to treat myself again for 5 days. With in one minute of the treatment I was able to blow my nose for the first time in over a week, and I was able to cough up most of the mucus that was stuck in my throat. After doing some research, I found out that sodium bicarbonate removed mucus from the lungs better than saline solution. Also I found out it is important to not accidentally sniff too much at once…. Use small pinches and do two treatments in a row for best results… Results can last weeks and even months… Not Just 12 hours or less. I hope this information helps to save lives…. God Bless America.

[preciousbees]

If someone has gout, could they take small doses of sodium bicarbonate to release it?

[jan-brpl]

very interesting video. thanks for sharing. I use baking soda daily. especially at bath time. it leaves my skin soft.

[biancahull-nelson]

Thanks for the information, very informative. What is the best brand of Baking soda