The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-24
OFFICIAL FOOD TESTS.
The United States and Canadian
Governments AnaIyze the
Baking Powders.
Comparative Strength and Purity
OF the Differen Brands Of.
ficially Determined.
Prof. Haines. Consulting Chem.
list Of the Chicago Board Of
Health, Gives his
Opinion.

n Health, Gives his
Opinion.
0 Chicago Tribune.
e The pubic is always responsive I,
suggestions about the food it eats
Great interest has been taken in tn,
Investigations made by the United
Ststes and Canadian government,
and BY the different boards of health
to show the purity or impurity OF
, milk, baking powders. spices, and
other articles OF daily use in the Gull.
nary department Of our households
just now the subject of baking
powder is claiming public attention.
we all desire pure and wholesome
bread and this cannot be had with the
use OF impure or poisonous baking
powder. There can be no longer apV
question that all the cheaper lower
grades of baking powders contain
either alum. lime or phosphate acid.
The tfficial analyse, BY the United
States and Canadian governments
have therefore been studied with in.
terest and have pretty clearly estab-
llshed the facts upon this subject.
The United States government report
gives the names Of eighteen well
known powders, some OF them adver.
tlsed as pure cream of tartar baking
powders, that contain alum.
The report shows that the Rnval
babing powder was touni the highest
IN leavening strength, evolving i6O 6 |
cubic inches of gas per single ou.ce
OF powder. There were eight other
brands of cream of tartar powder,
test d and their average strength was
lll.5 cubic inches of gas per ounce
Of powder.
The Canadian government investi-
cations were of still larger number
,f powders. The Royal baking pow
Ter was here also shown the purest
md highest ia strength, containing
1882 inches of leavening gas DER
'unce Of powder. Nine Other cream
IT tartar powders were tested, their
,.vverage strength being reported to be
- cubic inches Of gas per ounce. II
These figures are very instructive b
o the practical house-keeper. They b
Indicate that the Royal baking DOW.
er goes more than 80 per cent. fur. n
her in use than Others, or is one 5
bird more economical. Still more q
Important than this, however, they o.
rove this popular article has been f6
rought to the highest degree of u
urity-for to its superlative purity II
lis superiority in strength is due II
nj consequently that by its use We hi
ay be insured the purest and most NJ
hOlesome food.
The powders of lower strength are ell
und to leave large amounts of inert pr
alters in the food. This fact is EN-. vi
iasized by the report of the Ohio gu
ate Food Commissioner. who, while
,ding the Royal practically pure, .:
und no other powder to contain less RI
an III per cent. of inert or foreign Se
alters. Nj
The public interest in this question mi
S Likewise caused to be made inves- an
cations by our local authorities. fec
Prof. W. S. Hsines, of Rush Medi.
College, consulting chemist of the me
'lcago Board of Health, has found Ex
suits similar to those reported by 10
national end Canadian authorities. the
:. Haines says: an'
RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE. VIII
CHICAGO, lii. ext
have recently obtained SAMPLES
the chief baking powders in the AR
rket, and have subjected them to
eful chemical examination to de. 4
mine their purity, whole.omeness Chs
ieavening power. As the result rivs
my tests, find the Royal baking tina
rder superior to all the others in and
ry respect. Ii is entirely free The
N all authorizations and unwhole- givi
lie inquiry, and in baking it gives iaju
greater power of leavenlng gas Cent
q any other powder. 1t is, there. man
!, not only the purest, but also the
INCEST powder with which | am ac-
inted. NJ
WALTER S. HAINEs, NJ. D., this
Consulting Chemist, Chicago this
Board Of Health. brid
he statistics show that there is and
in the manufacture of the ROYAL in m
ING powder more Than half of all TO b,
cream of tarter consumed in the will
ted States for all purposes. The to "
neriui sale thus indicated for the mari
ali hal ramiax s..e.4 IL