Ingredients --

Phosphoric acid

Chemical Formula: H₃PO₄

Synonyms

Description

White solid.

Uses

Phosphoric acid is used in soft drinks, jams, jellies, and cheeses to add a tart (acid) flavor.

The sodium salt of phosphoric acid, sodium phosphate (NaH₂PO) is weakly acidic, and is used with sodium bicarbonate to make baking powders. Other acids used in baking powder are fumaric acid and tartaric acid

phosphoric acid: InChI=1/H3O4P/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H3,1,2,3,4)/f/h1-3H

tartaric acid: InChI=1/C4H6O6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/f/h7,9H

fumaric acid: InChI=1/C4H4O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)/b2-1+/f/h5,7H

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By Simon Quellen Field