This section is from the book "Experimental Cookery From The Chemical And Physical Standpoint", by Belle Lowe. Also available from Amazon: Experimental cookery.
Acid ingredients | Specific volume of cakes | Specific volume increase over control(1.72) | |
Phosphate................. | 23.0 | 2.73 | 1.01 |
S. A. P. P................................................ | 54. 0 | 3.14 | 1.42 |
Tartrate................... | 41. 5 | 2.90 | 1.18 |
Sulfate phosphate*......... | 52.5 | 2.89 | 1.17 |
* Exception due to effect of acid on colloidal properties of dough.
 
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