Arm & Hammer Baking Soda

Arm & Hammer Baking Soda is the archetypal small-box staple you spot in the baking aisle stacked near flour, baking powder, cocoa, and cake mixes — often shelved beside cleaning supplies in grocery stores because of its dual kitchen-and-household utility. In an 8 oz cardboard box emblazoned with the familiar Arm & Hammer logo, the product is a fine, odorless white powder labeled simply as “Sodium Bicarbonate” or “pure baking soda.” Shoppers reach for it on holiday-baking runs for tender cakes and quick breads, on weekend-brunch trips for pancakes and biscuits, and on household-stockup or storm-prep lists as a multipurpose deodorizer and emergency cleaner. The brand leans into long-standing trustworthiness and everyday practicality: classic American, budget-friendly, and marketed to home cooks, parents, and DIYers who value reliability over trendiness. Labels emphasize purity and multipurpose uses — “pure sodium bicarbonate,” “no additives” — rather than organic or kid-focused branding; there are no health-halo superfoods or organic seals. Processing-wise, it’s a single, refined chemical ingredient produced and packaged for consumer use rather than a multi-ingredient manufactured food product. Sensory details are straightforward: a chalky, silky powder with no aroma, sold in a small, flip-top or tuck-end cardboard box meant for scooping by teaspoon; users follow a small ritual of measuring a scant 1/2 teaspoon into batters, sprinkling it into fridges for deodorizing, or mixing it into paste for scrubbing. In American grocery culture it sits at the intersection of baking chemistry and household commonsense — a quietly ubiquitous, practical tool that signals home baking, thrift, and utility more than culinary flashiness.