Replace baking soda & baking powder with Xanthan Gum

[patty]

Is baking soda & baking powder considered additives in food because we are avoiding additives?

 

Also, if a receipt calls for "2 tsp of baking soda & 1/2 tsp baking powder", how much xanthan gum do i need to replace these ingredients?

 

Patty

[Chemar]

xanthum gum is fermented corn sugar

 

baking soda is sodium bicarbonate

 

baking powder is baking soda+cream of tartar+ cornflour (cream of tartar is potassium bitartare, a reacted mix of tartaric acid and potasium hydroxide)

Some baking powders have aluminum in them and those should IMHO be avoided

 

As far as I know artificial additives that are usually avoided in diets to help with TS/tics

I would think the only reason to avoid any would be if there was a known corn allergy, or sensitivity to any of the ingredients

 

those using more rigid diets, and also those following Feingold may have different opinions.

I use baking soda and baking powder with no apparant detriment to my son, and non-aluminum baking powder is on the ok list in the Maker's Diet

 

I dont use or buy stuff with xanthum gum in it, as our doc told me to stay away from it as well as the high fructose corn syrup