TasteTech’s encapsulation technology has been developed to provide benefits to many types of food application. Encapsulated raising agents are one of our core products for the bakery industry.
These advanced leavening solutions help our customers to optimise their use of leavening agents and allow for more flexibility in production. Our encapsulated raising agents combine fat encapsulated sodium bicarbonate and sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP). In a non-encapsulated baking powder, the sodium bicarbonate and SAPP react immediately in the presence of water to create carbon dioxide, but in some applications an immediate reaction is not beneficial. TasteTech’s encapsulation technology controls the release of the baking powder, optimising the leavening process.
The right time
In our application testing, we compared crumpet batters containing either a non-encapsulated baking powder or TasteTech’s encapsulated baking powder. As seen in figure 1, TasteTech’s encapsulated baking powder delayed the release of the carbon dioxide until after mixing. This led to a more aerated batter (compared to the non-encapsulated baking powder) over the two hour storage period.
Figure 2 shows that the batter with TasteTech encapsulated baking powder led to an improved volume after cooking. This is likely due to a more aerated batter and the further release of carbon dioxide in the heating phase.
A better finished product
Our study shows that TasteTech’s encapsulation technology is an effective solution for controlling the release of active ingredients. In this example, the fat layer used to encapsulate the active ingredient stopped the baking powder from reacting unnecessarily, releasing carbon dioxide at the optimum time into the batter after mixing.
The result of this is a well risen final product and less wasted baking powder. To try our encapsulated raising agents in your recipe, click here to request a free sample.
TasteTech has over 25 years of providing solutions to manufacturers. Encapsulated raising agents are just one of the many products that we offer for the bakery industry. Our team of bakery experts are on hand to help you solve problems and get the best out of your ingredients.
