Are you afraid of touching L-Cysteine because you've heard it's from duck feathers? Well, that's one source, traditionally. But now, you have an alternative—a vegan source! More on that later. But first, here's what it offers to the dough. Reducing agents are key for high speed bread production. They help weaken the dough and [...]
Dough strengthener. Bread improver. Crumb softener. A host of regulators and oxidizers. The whole list falls into the category of dough conditioners. While the definition is pretty open-ended, the results are straight forward. No matter which ones (or combination of ones) you use, they should be accomplishing three main targets for you: Consistent outcome and quality: When you’re baking [...]
L-Cysteine What is L-Cysteine? L-Cysteine is an amino acid that serves as a building block of some proteins. It is one of the most common reducing agents in baking, as well as in enriched beef flavors. In commercial baking, l-Cysteine offers many benefits:1 Gluten softening and dough relaxing Dough conditioning Reduced mixing [...]
Inactivated Yeast Also Known As Deactivated Yeast What is Inactivated Yeast? Inactivated yeast is an all-natural ingredient that reduces mix times and creates a more extensible dough with improved pan flow. It consists of yeast cells that are no longer living or active so they cannot produce any of the effects of [...]
Dough Conditioner Ingredients What are Dough Conditioner Ingredients? Dough conditioners are natural or chemical-origin ingredients that are used in baking formulations. They can improve flour baking performance and produce high-quality baked goods with extended shelf-life while maintaining consistent production processes. The major groups of dough conditioner ingredients are: Enzymes Emulsifiers (dough strengtheners [...]
Reducing Agents Also known as mix reducers What are reducing agents? Reducing agents are very active compounds widely used in bakery formulations at the mixing step to modify the rheological properties of doughs and batters.1 Reducing agents are just the opposite of oxidizing agents. In a chemistry point of view, reducing agents cause [...]
Ascorbates What are Ascorbates? Ascorbates are alkaline salts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and a buffered alternative to ascorbic acid. It is a typical additive in foods, beverages and bakery products and can be used as a component of clean label formulations. The most common ascorbates in food are sodium ascorbate, calcium [...]
Sodium Metabisulfite Also known as E223, Na2S2O5 or SMS What is Sodium Metabisulfite? Sodium metabisulfite, or simply SMS, is a reducing agent commonly added to cracker and tortilla doughs that use stronger wheat flours. SMS is also used as a preservative for baked goods, wine, dried fruit, and jams due to its [...]
Sodium Ascorbate What is Sodium Ascorbate? Sodium ascorbate is an organic salt of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). It is a clean label food additive, antioxidant, acid regulator and an essential nutrient. In baking, it can either be added to the flour at the mill or to the dough at the bakery. The [...]
