Question: is baking powder and meetha soda same?
Answer: Baking powder is basically baking soda combined with some dry acid (citric acid) that does not react when dry. ... Baking Soda and Meetha Soda are the same thing, or also called bicarbonate of soda or more uncommonly known as cooking soda. Baking Powder is different. it's baking soda and a dry acid mixed together.