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Introduction
Product Name:Potassium Carbonate
CAS No:584-08-7
Formula:K2CO3
Assay:≥99.0%

Used For Food

1. One of the uses of Potassium Carbonate is as an ingredient in the making of various kinds of food. For example, this is the ingredient of grass jelly (a dessert made of jelly popular in East and Southeast Asia) production.
2. Potassium Carbonate is also one of the ingredients used in making the hand-pulled noodles (lamian) and moon cake, both are famous Chinese cuisine. It is not only used in Asian meals, but this particular ingredient is also useful in the making of German gingerbread.
3. In its baking process, Potassium Carbonate is mixed with hartshorn (a salt).
4. The combination of the two elements is used as the leavening agent. Just make sure that the amount of both elements mixed into the dough is right. 
5. This chemical is also added in the process of producing Dutch process chocolate or Dutched chocolate.In that process, Potassium Carbonate plays the role of balancing the pH of the cocoa beans, as well as strengthening the aroma.

Used For Drink
Wine production uses Potassium Carbonate as a buffering agent. As the buffering agent, the use of Potassium Carbonate is to helpfully maintain the acidity of the solution.