A lot of people are not familiar with cream of tartar and yet, just a small amount of it makes a huge difference in your baking and cooking. Cream of tartar is a powdered form of tartaric acid which naturally exists in many plants and formed during the winemaking process. Its acidity is pretty much similar to lemon or vinegar. The acid content in cream of tartar can give baked goods a distinctive tangy flavour and extra chewy. Fun fact, baking powder is actually made of cream of tartar and baking soda.
Cream of tartar functions to stabilize whipped egg whites, prevents the crystallization of sugar and acts as a leavening agent for baked goods. Aside from baking and cooking purposes, cream of tartar is also effective to be used as a non-toxic house cleaner with the combination of lemon juice or vinegar. It can remove scratches on white bowls and plates and to polish stainless steel and aluminium.
1. McCormick Cream of Tartar
McCormick Cream of Tartar is made entirely of natural ingredients, including the potassium salt of tartaric acid, which is required when baking delicate baked goods. This odourless baking ingredient is used to stabilise egg whites. To stabilise the whites in meringue shells, angel food cakes, meringues for pies, or 7-minute frostings, combine McCormick Cream of Tartar and egg whites.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Size Available: 42 g
Price: RM10.07
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2. Dr Oetker Nona Cream of Tartar
The Dr Oetker Nona Cream of Tartar is a product where it offers the right mix of stability and volume, allowing consumers to enjoy the perfect texture in one’s dessert. This product is commonly used as an ingredient to produce other varieties of food such as angel food cake, icings, meringue and even candies! It can also be used to make a simple baking powder when mixed with baking soda.
Country of Origin: New Zealand
Size Available: 75 g
Price: RM8.99
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3. McKenzie’s Cream of Tartar
The usage of this product allows consumers to stabilise and also offers higher volume to the subsequent beaten egg whites. McKenzie’s Cream of Tartar on the other hand is a crucial ingredient when making meringues and pavlovas. Another tip that may be useful to consumers is that this product is able to be used as a cleaning agent such as to clean brass and copper cookware.
Country of Origin: Australia
Size Available: 125 g
Price: RM24.90
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4. Koepoe Koepoe Cream of Tartar
This product from Koepoe Koepoe is an imported brand from Indonesia and has received BPOM, HALAL, ISO 22000 and HACCP certifications in various countries. It is also an ingredient mainly used in products that consist of a lot of egg whites, while also being able to soften the texture of the cake and prevent crystallization from occurring.
Country of Origin: Indonesia
Size Available: 43 g
Price: RM3.90
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5. Healthy Baker Cream of Tartar
Healthy Baker Cream of Tartar is chosen by many bakers, especially home bakers as their to-go cream of tartar. This cream of tartar is actually a prepackaged product which is packed in packets of 50 g for the convenience of its buyers.
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Size Available: 50 g
Price: RM3.00
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6. Awanti Cream of Tartar
Awanti Baking is a baker’s one-stop shop for high-quality products at low prices, saving you time and money while meeting your baking needs and providing inspiration. They make every effort to provide baking supplies for all bakers. Their cream of tartar comes in a small packed bottle which is convenient for you.
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Price: RM1.90
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7. WH Cream of Tartar
WH Cream of Tartar is a prepackaged product that is packed by WH Food Trading. It is preferred by many buyers for its good quality. This product can help you achieve nice peaks of beaten egg whites.
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Size Available: 100 g, 250 g, 500 g and 1 kg.
Price: RM2.50 (100 g)
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8. Bunga Raya Ku’s Cream of Tartar
Other than being an efficient source of cream of tartar, this product from Bunga Raya Ku’s has other surprising uses as well. For instance, it can be used to remove stains from clothes, cleans up coffee pots by mixing boiled water with the cream itself and also restore cracked dishes by mixing the cream together with water, which will form a paste.
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Size Available: 100 g
Price: RM2.50
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
9. Meriah Cream of Tartar
This product manufactured by Meriah is a dry, powdery, acidic byproduct of fermenting grapes into wine. It is scientifically known as potassium bitartrate or commonly referred to as potassium hydrogen tartrate / tartaric acid (hence the commercial name). This product was produced and manufactured by none other than Malaysia.
Size Available: 30 g
Price: RM3.00
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
10. Kijang Cream of Tartar
Kijang Cream of Tartar can be a great help in your baking process! It has good stability and will add texture, volume and lift to your beaten egg whites. This product is Halal certified and manufactured in Malaysia.
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Size Available: 30 g
Price: RM3.70
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
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