Anonymous Modernist 4512

Greeting, i tried the pressure cooking with soda method with carrot and caramelized onion, both worked very well, although the recipe is well written and easy to follow, and my trial outcome are more the satisfaction, i am curious why baking soda would catalyze the caramelization reaction ? 3-300 "add a bit of baking soda to the pressure cooker to catalyze the reaction. "