Sugar is one of the absolutely essential bakery ingredients for just about any baked good. First and foremost, it adds that flavor all us sweet tooths love. Yet it is so much more than just a sweetener with many key uses in baked goods. Sugar functions in baking as: Food for yeast: during fermentation to [...]
Honey What is Honey? Honey is a sweet, viscous substance produced by honey bees (Apis Mellifera) feeding on nectar or secretions of plants. It is one of the earliest sweeteners used in baking. The main carbohydrates present in it are glucose and fructose.1 It can be classified according to its source: Nectar [...]
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 [...]
High Fiber Also Known as Good Source of Fiber, Excellent source of Fiber, Rich in Fiber or High Fibre What is High Fiber? High fiber is a claim that can be made on food products when they contain 5 grams or more of fiber per serving. This claim is regulated by local [...]
Gums Also Known as Hydrocolloids What are Gums? Gums, or hydrocolloids, are hydrophilic, non-starchy carbohydrate polymers. They are used in food and bakery products as viscosity enhancers and gelling agents and to impart desirable textural and sensory properties. They can serve as dietary fiber ingredients, as well as extend shelf life due to [...]
Guar Gum Also known as guaran or cluster bean What is Guar Gum? Guar gum is a gel-forming hydrocolloid obtained from the endosperm of the guar plant seed. It is a soluble dietary fiber, fat replacer and an effective additive in gluten free food products. Common uses of guar gum in the [...]
Sugar Also Known as Sucrose What is Sugar? Sugars are nutritive carbohydrates used by the baking industry to add sweetness, flavor, fermentable solids. They perform key functions in doughs and batters that improve the overall quality of the finished products. Sugar has traditionally meant table sugar or sucrose. The U.S. definition of [...]
Granulated sugar functions as a sweetener and as a tenderizer in baked goods. Granulated Sugar Also Known as Sucrose, Beet sugar, or Cane sugar What is Granulated Sugar? Granulated sugar is the very sweet, tiny granule-shaped product of processed, crystallized, and dried sugar. Also more technically referred to as Sucrose. [...]
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 [...]
Soluble Fiber Also known as soluble dietary fiber What is Soluble Fiber? Soluble fiber is a material derived from plant sources that can be added in baking applications to enhance a final product’s properties. These types of ingredients can act as thickening agents and also lend volume to baked goods, particularly those [...]
