Food grade sodium hydroxide / Lye. Perfect for making German Pretzels, Bagels, and Soda Bread, Also used for biodiesel and soap making; where the quality of the caustic is always very critical. It ensures consistency of soap batches. Much better than the usual tech grade lye. Specifically manufactured into evenly-sized micro pels of pure Sodium Hydroxide. Evenly-sized micro pels mean an equal saturation of water for each pel. Equal saturation of each sodium hydroxide particle (the micro pel) means consistent saponification, whether that saponification be in soap making, pretzels, hominy, or any other application. This grade is Food Codex, FCC, and Kosher certified, with a Certificate of Analysis included. Can be used for Pretzels, Olives, Lutefisk, Hominy or any other food use. All products are shipped in easy-to-store, easy-to-use resealable HPDE containers (Shipped 2 lbs of Lye per container). THIS SHIPMENT IS CLASSIFIED AS ORM-D CONSUMER COMMODITY. OUR PACKAGING MEETS ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WE ARE A CERTIFIED SHIPPER AND SEND THIS PRODUCT IN SAFE AND LEGAL PACKAGING BY A LEGAL CARRIER.