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Short answer... Probably. Both Baking Powder and Baking Soda are Chemical leaveners used in baking to achieve a "tender product". Baking Soda is used in recipes that call for an acidic ingredient such as buttermilk, yogurt, sour cream, molasses, honey, or citrus. The baking soda chemically reacts with the acid and produces carbon dioxide that bubbles as steam in the oven and gives a moist tender product.

Baking Powder already contains an acid and base component. It is used in recipes that do not call for additional Acidic ingredients in order to achieve the same textural effects as the Soda.

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