Liquid Ingredients Formulation What is Liquid Ingredients Formulation? Liquid ingredients formulation is a process bakers perform on a daily basis in anticipation of material shortages. In some situations, where dry or liquid ingredients run out, production managers face the situation of keeping up with the production schedule by switching to alternative forms [...]
Clean Label Cake What is a Clean Label Cake? A clean label cake is labeled with fewer, recognizable ingredients. So, alternatives must be found for artificial preservatives, flavors, colors, or sweeteners when making these cakes.1 Types of cakes that have been commercialized as clean label include: Batter-based cakes like layer, chocolate, Devil’s Food, [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup Also known as glucose-fructose syrup or high fructose maize syrup What is High Fructose Corn Syrup? High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a versatile alternative sweetener to sucrose. It is a product of hydrolyzed corn starch and is made up of glucose and fructose units in different ratios.1,2 [...]
Sweeteners What are Sweeteners? Sweeteners are carbohydrates are characterized by their sweet taste. The most common ones in baking are mono and disaccharides. These ingredients are essential components of baked goods. They are added to yeast-leavened products, as well as to chemically-leavened sweet goods like batter cakes and cookies. Although, then they [...]
