Sodium Bicarbonate

Ready to enhance your formulations?

Product Brief: Sodium Bicarbonate is used in medicine, food, and personal care. It treats acid – related disorders, acts as a leavening agent in baking, and is used in oral and vaginal hygiene products.

Category Excipients

Product Name: Sodium Bicarbonate

Molecular Formula: CHNaO₃

Molecular Weight: 84.01

Parameters:

Appearance: White powder or fine granules

Solubility: Soluble in water; aqueous solution is weakly alkaline (pH ~8.3)

Odor: Odorless

Taste: Salty

Product Details & Applications:

Medical Field: Administered orally (0.5 – 2g per dose) to treat heartburn by neutralizing stomach acid; used intravenously to correct metabolic acidosis; helps alkalize urine to prevent kidney stone formation.

Food Industry: Used as a leavening agent in baked goods (1 – 3%) to release carbon dioxide, causing dough to rise; added to beverages (0.1 – 0.5%) for effervescence.

Personal Care: Used in mouthwash (0.5 – 1% solution) for oral gargling to neutralize acids and reduce bad breath; applied as a vaginal douche (2 – 4% solution) to balance pH levels.

Onset of Action: Oral doses take effect within minutes; intravenous administration acts immediately.