If you’re in search of ways to boost your brand, consider adding "high fiber" to your label. The public pays attention to what's on the label, and fiber is a great selling point. What counts as a “good source of fiber?” Food with 5 grams or more of fiber per servings. The FDA regulates that the [...]
Oats may be popular for their milk at the moment. So why should you bake with oat hull fiber? There’s more than one reason! One is that it can add some key functionality to your formula. It also has excellent adhesive, absorbent and textural qualities. However, it's also works as an excellent solution for fat [...]
Insoluble fiber falls under the dietary fiber heading, and offers a big health punch to products. It helps with digestion, reduces serum lipid levels and adds no calories! With the FDA defining more of what can be labeled as "dietary fiber," bakers have more options to incorporate fiber into products. What’s hard about baking with fiber? [...]
Coconut Flour What is Coconut Flour? Coconut flour is a milled coconut meal derived from the meat of coconuts. It is high in insoluble dietary fiber and protein. Production of this flour is very economical. It has high nutritional content, and is naturally gluten-free—giving it a number of uses in bakery products [...]
Oat Hull Fiber What is Oat Hull Fiber? Oat hull fiber is an ingredient made by grinding and purifying the outermost protective layer of the oat grain. It consists mainly of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose and, thus, is considered a rich source of insoluble dietary fiber (up to 90%). When added to [...]
Fiber in baked goods… it’s an interesting dilemma. Insoluble fiber is a bulking agent with health benefits and zero calories. It’s also woven into the key ingredients of bread: whole grains and wheat bran. Insoluble fiber is also found in a variety of foods, including: fruits nuts and seeds vegetables wheat bran whole grain foods What’s the problem [...]
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 [...]
Cellulose Also known as cellulose fiber What is Cellulose? Cellulose is an insoluble, non-digestible, food ingredient. It is a glucose polymer with varying chain length and is derived from cell walls of plants and some algae. Cellulose is the most abundant organic compound on earth. Cellulose is commonly used in foods and [...]
