Processing strategies to improve the breadmaking potential of whole-grain wheat and non-wheat flours

Levels of Protein and Protein Composition in Hard Winter Wheat Flours and the Relationship to Breadmaking

Cereal Chem. 83(4):418–423 Protein and protein fractions were measured in 49 hard winter wheat flours to investigate their relationship to breadmaking properties, particularly loaf volume, which varied from 760 to 1,055 cm and crumb grain score of 1.0–5.0 from 100 g of flour straight-dough bread. Protein composition varied with flour protein content because total soluble protein (SP) and gliadi...

Use of fungal phytase to improve breadmaking performance of whole wheat bread.

The possible use of phytase as a breadmaking improver has been tested in whole wheat breads by adding different amounts of fungal phytase. The effect of phytase addition on the fermentation stage and the final bread quality was analyzed. The phytase addition shortened the fermentation period, without affecting the bread dough pH. Regarding the whole wheat bread, a considerable increase of the s...

Wheat bran, whole grain, and food synergy.

This issue of Diabetes Care contains an article by Jenkins et al. (1) with a surpris ing, perhaps counterintuitive result. The authors studied 23 type 2 diabetic volunteers in a randomized cross-over design with 3 months consumption of wheat bran contributing 19 g fiber per day, compared with 3 months consumption of refined grain with 4 g fiber per day. The wheat bran supplement had no discerni...

Acid-Modified Wheat Flours

Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread with Bifidobacteria 2 3 Application of Bifidobacteria as Starter Culture in Whole 4 Wheat Sourdough Breadmaking