What's Fruit Salt?
A recipe I am trying out (for khaman dhokla) requires fruit salt. What is it? What can I use as a suitable substitute?
Best Answer
You are looking for Sodium Citrate (citric acid salts). One of the most common brands of fruit salt is ENO, which is comprised of 60% baking soda and 40% citric acid. If you already have those two ingredients, then I suspect that you could substitute baking soda and citric acid for "fruit salt" (although I've never tried it). Alternatively, you could try substituting baking soda and some other souring agent in the same ratio.
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What can be used instead of fruit salt?
If citric acid is not available, you can use some other souring agent instead along with Baking soda. Few readers also mention that they have used Baking Soda and Citric acid in equal measures to substitute for the fruit salt to good results. (i.e for 1 tsp eno = 1/2 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp citric acid).Is fruit salt good for health?
It can also be used in the treatment of colds, fever, diarrhoea, pimples, headache and indigestion. Health Benefits of Fruit Salt : Some of the health benefits of Fruit Salt are fast relief from acidity ie., works in 6 seconds. It is also used in the treatment, prevention, control of heartburn, flu, urine alkalization.Is fruit salt same as Eno?
Eno is a brand name of fruit salt and is the most common brand of fruit salt in the market. People use Eno as some magic medicine without realizing that it is actually baking soda along with citric acid.What is similar to Eno fruit salt?
Best bet: Baking soda Baking soda is the best substitute for Eno when mixed with a souring agent. Because the acid in the souring agent such as citric acid activates the Baking soda and that makes the dish light, fluffy and spongy.what. (Bo Burnham FULL SHOW HD)
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Answer 2
Here is an explanation of fruit salt:
Invented in the 1850s by James Crossley Eno of Newcastle, the Fruit Salt sold like hotcakes to sailors looking for something to keep them healthy on long journeys. The product is still available today – now manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, it sells in vast quantities worldwide and is a popular ingredient in Indian cookery. It contains sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and sodium carbonate, but in 1906 the Pharmaceutische Centralhalle für Deutschland analysed it as 50% sodium bicarbonate, 15% sodium bitartrate and 35% free tartaric acid.
But do click through the link - it also includes an advertisement for fruit salt from 1890.
Answer 3
Apparently, this is a very old term (see page 360).
To answer your question, some recipes apparently allow you to substitute baking powder for fruit salt.
EDIT.. There may be a way to add cream of tartar to baking soda for a more accurate substitution. I mention this because I don't have sodium citrate on hand, but do have cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate). Also, a comment on this post indicates such a substitution strategy. When baking, the chemical balance may need to be accutate - wish I had a more accurate answer.
Answer 4
My friend uses only citric acid pdr just before steaming the Khaman....turns out great.
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