Fats like butter, lard, margarine and shortening, and oils like canola, coconut, corn, cottonseed, nut, olive, palm, peanut and soybean, including monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and low-fat and reduced-fat formulation tactics and trends.
Gums like agar, alginates, carrageenan, cellulose, guar, locust bean and xanthan, and native and modified starches like corn, potato, tapioca and wheat, to improve food quality, texture and stability.
Ingredients like ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide (ADA), emulsifiers, enzymes, gluten, glycerides, lecithin, oxidizing agents, reducing agents and others that improve the quality and handling of breads.
Natural and chemical agents like baking powder, baking soda, bigas, mother dough, old dough, poolish, pre-ferments, sponges, starters, yeast and others used to ferment batters and doughs.
Natural and synthetic ingredients like ascorbic acid, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) , butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), tocopherols and others that serve as antioxidants, antimicrobials, mold inhibitors and shelf-life extenders to improve food quality and safety.
Kosher, sea, coarse, fine, finishing, flake and other salts to improve the functional quality of baked goods and act as seasoning agents, as well as salt substitutes, low-sodium tactics and trends.
Cassava is a naturally gluten-free root vegetable native to South America, Asia.
September 8, 2022
To respond to the varied needs of bakers across all segments, AKFP is introducing alternative cassava flours with different baking performance and at a range of price points.