15 11, 2022

Clean Label Fermentation

Today’s consumers want healthier products that are simple to understand and use more familiar ingredients. Consequently, clean label is a growing trend in the baking industry and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. During the Baking Expo in September, I caught up with E.B. Russell, Business Development Manager, and Gideon Butler-Smith, Technical Service [...]

8 11, 2022

Sustainable Bakery Solutions

These days, there is more demand for sustainable and eco-conscious food businesses. Why? Well, considering that food production alone is currently responsible for 26% of greenhouse gasses, and that is up 8% since 1990. At IBIE, our team visited the Lallemand Baking booth to learn how they can help bakers and food manufacturers become [...]

18 10, 2021

Get Stronger Dough with Vital Wheat Gluten

You use protein to bulk up. So does your bread, in the form of gluten. This storage protein unique to wheat, rye and triticale is a reserve of amino acids.  Thanks to its elastic, viscous and extensible properties, gluten gives bread its springy texture and allows dough to stretch. It also provides texture, stabilization, flavor and dough strength. [...]

26 07, 2021

Cultured Wheat: The Natural Preservative

Cultured wheat is a powerful ingredient for any baker's toolbox. Here is a strong preservative that is natural, allowing you to have a solid shelf life without chemicals like sorbates or benzoates. Here’s why you should bake with cultured wheat: Texture-building Anti-staling Fights bacteria, yeast and molds Natural! How does preserve products? Wheat flour is [...]

13 01, 2021

Maltase

Maltase What is maltase? Maltase is one type of alpha-glucosidase enzymes that splits disaccharides like maltose into their constituent glucose units.  Maltose itself cannot be used or metabolized by baker’s yeast cells. However, when broken down into its glucose components, the latter are quickly consumed by yeast and used for cell growth [...]

Title

Go to Top