Talk:Potassium bitartrate
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Where did Cream of Tartar get its name? The Tartaric acid article says "Tartaric acid was first isolated from potassium tartrate, known to the ancients as tartar"
So.. why? -- 70.71.155.24 03:18, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
No answer, but another question: Why is "tar" black, but "tar tar" is WHITE? (e.g., cream of tar-tar, dental tar-tar, & tar-tar sauce)
According to http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tartar (scroll down a bit), the etymology of "tartar" in this context comes "from M.L. tartarum, from late Gk. tartaron 'tartar encrusting the sides of casks,' perhaps of Semitic origin". My case isn't strong enough to edit the article itself though. I was actually expecting it to have an origin relating to the Tatars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatars ... but apparently not. As for why Tar is black and tartar is white, I think those words come from completely different origins. I'm still trying to work out why soy milk is white and soy sauce is black. -- 129.78.64.101 03:57, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] relationship to carnitine
How is tartaric acid related to L-Tartrate in terms of nutrition? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.228.47.100 (talk) 04:45, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
