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Leavening

What is Leavening?

Leavening also called leaven or a leavening agent is a substance used in doughs and batters that causes a foaming action intended to lighten and soften the finished product. [1]

Health Disputes Involving Leavening

Leavening agents can be made with several different ingredients, natural or artificial . Most products will list what the leavening agent contains in parenthesis.



History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Leavening


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Leavening".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Other Natural Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)

References
  1. Leavening Agent - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

None found

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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