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Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:20 pm
by Russ Little Pond
Were do you guys buy Sodium Bicarbonate, is there a pure form without the Raising agent E500(ii) ??

Thanks

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:31 pm
by Geoff9
Hi Ross
I use this place, might be cheaper else where. http://www.justasoap.co.uk/sodium-bicarbonate.html

Regards Geoff

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:54 am
by Duncan
hi Russ, I buy mine from wing yip the Chinese supermarket chain comes in a 5kg tub for less than a fiva, oddly enough there is no vat on sodium bicarb I don't know why perhaps somebody here knows why
dunc

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:12 am
by Manky Sanke
There's no vat on food and drink intended for human consumption unless it's a confectionary or sold with an added service such as in restaurants. I would guess that sodium bicarbonate is zero rated because it's an ingredient in a basic food such as bread.

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:32 pm
by Duncan
thanks syd , every day is a school day

dunc

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 5:56 pm
by Dandj
Local Chinese supermarket is also a good source of 12.5kg bags of salt!

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 8:23 am
by Duncan
yes Jane I get my salt from wing yip really cheap

of late ive been buying it from Morrisons there own 3kg bag of cooking salt is just over a quid which is not bad if your in a rush

dunc

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:59 pm
by koi kid
Just bought a 3kg bag of sodium bicarbonate from wing yip and got charged vat :(

Still cheap at £2.86

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:49 am
by Duncan
you should have questioned that I have never paid vat on bicarb at wing yip that's why I asked the question

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:20 pm
by koi kid
Image

Might of changed ?

Re: Sodium Bicarbonate

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:56 pm
by fisherman
These are just a couple links that found for bicarbonate-soda and the prices are good-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elixir-Food-Gra ... te+of+soda
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bicarbonate-o ... 53f467ecf9

Pete