Download or read book Baked Goods Freshness written by Ronald Hebeda and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-04-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers comprehensive coverage of the staling process that occurs upon ageing in baked goods. It covers in detail the technologies for maintaining freshness, including the use of crumb softeners, enzymes, packaging and preservatives, and models the theory of staling on the basis of molecular configuration. The work presents current methods for determining the degree of staling by instrumental and organoleptic testing, addresses regulatory and labelling requirements for antistaling ingredients, and more.