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FIBER
Whole grain bakery
items have primed
consumers to associate
baked goods with fiber.
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" Inulin (from chicory root fiber) can provide great
benefit to how a dough handles and how a bakery product
bakes, " said Alex Milligan, senior technical sales
manager, Sensus America. " In technically difficult baking
applications like laminated doughs and pie crusts,
inulin provides great tensile strength, flexibility and insulatory
capabilities (preventing melt out of small, isolated
fat globules). In gluten-free baking, it provides an
essential role in helping develop Maillard browning during
the bake. And in low-carbohydrate or keto baking
formulations, inulin plays a critical role as the carbon
source for yeast. "
ADM/Matsutani LLC markets soluble prebiotic dietary
fiber sourced from US-grown corn. It is also classified
as a low-FODMAP ingredient by Monash University.
BAKERY IS A GREAT
PLACE FOR FIBER
CLAIMS BECAUSE IT IS A
RELATIVELY EASY VEHICLE
FOR BOOSTING FIBER.
" It ferments more slowly in the large intestine, causing
less gastric discomfort compared to dietary fibers
that ferment more rapidly, " said Paula LaBine, marketing
director, global milling and baking solutions, ADM. " It
helps bakers build back integrity through structural and
binding qualities that can be lost when reducing sugar
in formulations. "
Tate & Lyle uses corn as its raw material for resistant
maltodextrin and polydextrose. They both help with replacing
ingredients that are also soluble, like sugar.
" The functionality is not so different, " Ms. DesRocher said.
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Cargill partnered with Germany's Karlsruhe Institute
for Technology to produce soluble corn fiber using patented
microreactor technology. This technology enables
a consistent fiber ingredient.
" We also offer resistant starch, an insoluble fiber
sourced from tapioca, " said McKenna Mills, senior technical
specialist, Cargill. " It has a very neutral taste and
can often be used to replace some of a recipe's white
flour. It's also useful when formulating keto baked
goods, which are sometimes quite dry. Because resistant
starch holds water, it helps with moisture retention for
improved texture and mouthfeel. "
Planet-friendly fibers
The list of fiber-rich ingredients continues to grow as
scientists identify new sources and technologies for extraction.
Many of the newest offerings assist bakers in
their sustainability claims, as new fiber ingredients are
upcycled from food manufacturing side streams.
" With the introduction of new fiber ingredients, we're
enabling new opportunities for baked goods formulation
and fiber fortification, " said Alina Slotnik, vice president,
bioactives, Brightseed.
Brightseed, for example, used artificial intelligence
technology to identify two bioactive compounds in
hemp fiber.
" Bioactives are compounds that promote growth
found in plants, fungi and microbes and are the unsung
heroes of our health, meaning that they're pushing the
boundaries for how we can live better, " Ms. Slotnik said.
" Emerging research demonstrates that these bioactives
show promise with supporting gut strength and gut lining
to maintain healthy gut barrier function. It's also
an upcycled ingredient, giving formulators yet another
unique edge that they can use in their formulation. "
FutureCeuticals now offers a functional ingredient
that contains 50% soluble and insoluble dietary fiber
from upcycled apples, carrots, blueberries, cranberries
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