Aqueous dough conditioning composition
AssigneeCereform Limited
InventorsRobert Whitehurst, Matthew Green
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Abstract
An aqueous dough conditioning composition comprises water, one or more enzymes, salt and sugar characterized in that the composition in substantially free of antioxidant. Preferably, the composition comprises less than 0.05% by wt of antioxidant. The composition may further comprise an oxidant and/or a hydrocolloid. The invention also provides dough comprising the aqueous conditioning composition, and baked products made therefrom. There is also provided the use of salt and sugar to stabilize an aqueous dough conditioning composition comprising one or more enzymes, the composition being substantially free of antioxidant.
Claims17
An aqueous dough conditioning composition which comprises water, one or more enzymes, salt in an amount of from 12% to 22% by weight of the composition, sugar in an amount of from 13% to 23% by weight of the composition, sodium ascorbate or a mixture of sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid,
- wherein the composition is free of water-soluble antioxidants and sulphur containing antioxidants;
- the composition having a storage stability of at least about three months in a closed container, at atmospheric pressure, and at about room temperature or less, substantially without denaturation of the enzymes, and without oxidation of ascorbic acid/sodium ascorbate, despite any presence of oxygen in the formulation water.
An aqueous dough conditioning composition which comprises water, one or more enzymes, salt in an amount of from 12% to 22% by weight of the composition, sugar in an amount of from 13% to 23% by weight of the composition, and sodium ascorbate or a mixture of sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid present at about 2% to about 6%, by wt. %, of the aqueous dough conditioning composition;
- wherein the composition is free of water-soluble antioxidants and sulphur containing antioxidants;
- the composition having a storage stability of at least about three months in a closed container, at atmospheric pressure, and at about room temperature or less, substantially without denaturation of the enzymes, and without oxidation of ascorbic acid/sodium ascorbate, despite any presence of oxygen in the formulation water.
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