Polyols in Baking What are Polyols in Baking? Polyols, also known as sugar alcohols or polyalcohols, are alternative ‘bulk’ sweeteners that can be used in the production of low calorie sweet goods and yeast-leavened bakery products. Polyols commonly used in the bakery include:1 Hydrogenated monosaccharides (Sorbitol, mannitol xylitol) Hydrogenated disaccharides (Isomalt, maltitol, [...]
Invert Sugar Also Known as Invert Syrup What is Invert Sugar? Invert sugar is a colorless, flavorless syrup which sweetens, improves quality and extends shelf life of baked goods and confections. It is derived from sucrose (a.k.a. table sugar), a disaccharide made of two monosaccharide sugar units. When a disaccharide undergoes a [...]
Caramelization What is Caramelization? Caramelization is a complex group of reactions that take place when sugars, either dry or in concentrated aqueous solutions, are subjected to high temperatures to form unique brown colors and flavors in baked products and other food systems. Similar to Maillard reactions, caramelization is a distinct non-enzymatic browning [...]
Beet Sugar Also known as Beta vulgaris What is Beet Sugar? Beet sugar is the sugar by-product extracted from the sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) and is a common sucrose source used in commercial baking, in the form of granulated, powdered, and brown sugars. These varieties are created during processing through adjustments in: [...]
Brix What is Brix? The degree Brix (°Bx) is the most common scale for measuring dissolved or soluble solids. It is used to express the concentration (% weight) or density of sugar in aqueous solutions in a wide variety of quality control operations including food and other industries.1 Each degree brix (°1) [...]
