The Innovation Corner
Technology and products on this blog are chosen by our Innovation Review Committee—a group of seasoned industrial bakers. They vote if it’s ground-breaking and submit questions that help structure the blog. If you would like to submit something to the committee for their review, email [email protected]
A Proof Tolerant Yeast to Control Your Dough
Have you thrown away or remixed doughs because they are spent or over proofed? What if we told you that is a thing of the past? Yeast is the key ingredient to dough development and fermentation. It’s also a process that needs to be precise. Let it work too long and doughs are ruined. But [...]
The Benefits of Oat Hull Fiber
Consumers aren’t looking for just healthy food. They want food that tastes good too! So as a baker, it’s up to you to find ingredients (or a combination of ingredients) that can deliver on both. One solution for dietary fiber: oat hulls These are a valuable component of the oat grain and constitute about 30% of [...]
Can Cellulose be an Egg Replacer?
Using cellulose as an emulsifier may not be new, but it is now with a new form that’s on the market: NouravantTM. What makes this cellulose different? This ingredient undergoes a supercritical water that extracts the cellulose out of plants. This makes the form physically different. The final result is: A plant-based ingredient that provides [...]
How to Get a Longer Shelf Life for Cakes, Naturally!
More clean label alternatives are coming out, which is great news for those of you looking to get ahead of the trend. What's the latest solution? A clean-label preservative specifically for cakes and sweet goods! It's SOR-Mate, which is: A fruit and plant extract that has high levels of naturally occurring sorbic acid A mold [...]
An Organic, Non-thermal Kill Step for Seeds, Grains and Nuts
If you work with organic seeds, grains and nuts, you know the problems that arise when it comes to food safety. Heat-based pasteurization can influence sensory attributes and germination. Chemical fumigation isn’t organic, and irradiation means a stigma on the label. Is there an organic, non-thermal way to treat them that won’t impact the final [...]
Catch Foodborne Illness with a Scan at the Start
The dangers of foodborne illness in the food industry are real. One virus or bacteria can spark a recall, endanger customers, hurt your brand and cost you greatly. While proper hygiene and cleaning is important with every aspect of food production, it starts with employees. In fact, almost half of the time, the bacteria is [...]
Could This Ingredient Make People Eat Bread Again?
Bakers now have an easier way into the growing market of low-FODMAP baking, with a natural way to lower fructan levels in bread products. Baked goods that promote gut well-being are becoming more and more popular. And while gluten-free foods may be getting most of the spotlight, low-FODMAP food is making a name for itself [...]
What? A Non-enzyme Based DATEM Replacement?
I’ve been asking around for some time now for a solution to replace emulsifiers like SSL and DATEM. Most clean label solutions involve enzymes, and this is currently the perfect answer. But my radar tells me that enzymes may lose their appeal in a few years. Why, you may ask? It’s because there’s some [...]
Having Problems Commercializing Your Food Product?
Have you been in a situation where a new food product at one plant is vastly different from the original product produced at another plant? You’ve made sure that all the ingredients you use are the same from the other plant. Even the process is almost the same. But the product comes out vastly different. [...]
Finally, Clean Label Layer Cakes Without Chlorinated Flour!
The clean label movement has started bakers on their journey to eliminate chlorinated and bleached flour from their ingredient labels. Although already banned in many EU countries, chlorinated flour is used in America because it works the best in our high ratio cake systems. Cream cakes without chlorinated flour have been popping up across the [...]