Carrot Cake What is Carrot Cake? Carrot cake is a sweet American cake which is made with carrots, spices and walnut pieces. It’s commonly topped with cream cheese frosting and marzipan carrots.1 Popularized during the health craze of the late 20th century, carrot cake is regarded as a healthier alternative due to [...]
Chocolate Chip Cookies What is a Chocolate Chip Cookie? A chocolate chip cookie is a sweet baked treat that is recognized by its butter flavor and the inclusion of chocolate chips. Some variations can include nuts, oatmeal or raisins as well. Commercially available formats of chocolate chips cookies include:1,2 Fresh Packaged Frozen [...]
Convection Oven What is a Convection Oven? A convection oven uses fans to circulate hot air around the product placed on racks in the baking chamber. This is the convective component of heat transfer. Convection ovens are perfect for baking small-sized goods such as pastry and other products that are baked free-standing [...]
Chemically-leavened Frozen Goods What are Chemically-leavened Frozen Goods? Chemically-leavened frozen goods are intermediate bakery products that instead of being baked after mixing and forming, undergo freezing or blast freezing. This is to extend their shelf-life and provide stability to key functional ingredients, allowing them to be shipped to distant markets. They encompass [...]
Polyols in Baking What are Polyols in Baking? Polyols, also known as sugar alcohols or polyalcohols, are alternative ‘bulk’ sweeteners that can be used in the production of low calorie sweet goods and yeast-leavened bakery products. Polyols commonly used in the bakery include:1 Hydrogenated monosaccharides (Sorbitol, mannitol xylitol) Hydrogenated disaccharides (Isomalt, maltitol, [...]
High Protein Bread What is High Protein Bread? High protein bread has been formulated and processed to comply with food labeling requirements for the nutrient content claims of:1,2 “High in protein” “Rich in protein” “Excellent source of protein” This claim requires that the finished product contains at least 20% protein per reference [...]
Roller Milling Also known as flour milling What is roller milling? Roller milling is one of many methods used to produce flour. It is a process used to separate the anatomical parts of grain kernels—like the bran, aleurone layers, germ and endosperm—and grind them down into fine flour particles. The flour is [...]
Shelf Life Extension What is Shelf Life Extension? Shelf life extension is an effort to make food safe for long periods, still keeping its original quality. Baked products beyond their shelf life can become: Stale, firm and dry Less resilient Not as flavorful Unsafe due to microbial growth Advances in bakery processing [...]
Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) What is Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA)? Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) is an effective antioxidant used in lipid-containing foods to prevent or delay oxidation. This preserves foods and extends shelf life. At room temperature, it forms a white or yellowish waxy solid with faint aromatic odor. BHA is widely used in: Baked [...]
Baking What is Baking? Baking is the final step in making yeast-leavened (bread, buns, rolls, crackers) and chemically-leavened products (cakes, cookies). It’s a thermal process that uses an oven, which transfers heat to the dough pieces via: Conduction through heated surfaces Convection through hot air Radiation from heat sources such as flames [...]
