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Yes, it is used in cooking. It is occasionally used as a raising agent on its own, e.g. for gingerbread, and more often as a constituent of baking powder. Some people add a little to green vegetables such as brussels sprouts to improve the colour, but this is a bad idea as it damages the vitamins.

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