Baking soda is used as a leavening agent in cooking, primarily in baking dough. It is also used to make meat more tender.

Additionally, if added to soaking legumes, it makes them easier to digest and reduces the feeling of bloating after consumption.

Aside from its culinary uses, baking soda is also an important cleaning agent with many household applications, such as:

• Cleaning silver objects.
• Removing stains from wine or coffee.