Apart from using Baking soda to raise dough , it can be used for the following uses also:

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Use it as a substitute for baking powder by mixing with it with cream of tartar or vinegar.
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Wash fruits and vegetables with it.

When boiling a chicken, add a teaspoon of baking soda to the water. Feathers will come off easier, and the flesh will be clean and white.

Soak dried beans to a baking soda solution to make them more digestible.

Remove the distinctive taste of wild game by soaking it in a baking soda solution.

Make a sports drink by mixing it with boiled water, salt, and Kool-Aid.

Remove the fishy smell from your fillets by soaking the raw fish in a baking soda solution for an hour inside the fridge.

Make fluffier omelets by adding half a teaspoon of baking soda for every three eggs used.
Reduce the acid content of your tomato-based recipes by sprinkling them with a pinch of baking soda

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It is also used in the making of vadas , samosas,puries and other deep fried items to make it fluffy.

For further ref :
http://lifehackery.com/2008/07/22/home-4/

For the nutrietional value of baking soda kindly go through the following link:

http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/baked-products/5127/2
Source(s):
http://lifehackery.com/2008/07/22/home-4/
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/baked-products/5127/2

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