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Chef’s Quality Cream of Tartar

Cream of tartar or potassium hydrogen tartrate is a fine white powder. Often used when beating egg whites….Chef’s Quality Cream of Tartar.

Forms: Cream of tartar, potassium hydrogen tartrate, or potassium bitartrate is a fine white powder. Derivation: cream of tartar is a byproduct of the wine-making process; a crystal precipitate that forms during grape fermentation.

Uses: Often used when beating egg whites to increase heat tolerance and volume; also used to prevent crystallization of sugar syrups.

It is naturally occurring in grape juice but is precipitated even more when wine is made from the juice.

Cream of tartar is the acid part of baking powder.

It is also used to produce a creamier texture for dessert items like frosting and candy.

Chef’s Quality Cream of Tartar 25 oz

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