DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences’ new “holistic solution for replacing hydrates” in bakery

05 Feb 2020 --- DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has unveiled its “next-generation” emulsifier solution that replaces hydrates used in dough conditioning and crumb softening while giving bakers cost savings and sustainability benefits. GRINDSTED NG 100, a non-GMO monoglyceride, gives bakers a better alternative to hydrated monoglycerides (hydrates), providing the same functionality and achieving similar product yields albeit at a lower usage level. 

This means bakers can use up to five times less GRINDSTED NG 100 than the hydrated equivalent, notes the company.

The new ingredient’s primary function is starch complexing, which results in improved crumb softness in yeast-raised baked goods.

“During field trials with NG 100, we found it performed on par or better than hydrates and the standard commercial powdered monoglyceride product,” says Flossie Ronnau, Regional Product Manager – Emulsifiers-Bakery. 

“Resilience, crumb strength and volume of pan breads were equaled in the trial. Using our new monoglyceride powder instead of hydrated pastes, baking manufacturers can achieve similar product yields, using a smaller ingredient amount. This can lead to significant cost savings and big sustainability gains while giving them an easy-to-use solution.”

Overcoming challenges 
The current market standard ingredient solution – hydrates – is an effective emulsifier solution and has been in use for decades. However, it comes with several drawbacks because hydrates are in a liquid paste format and are heavier than powder. This impacts transportation, storage and handling costs. 

With GRINDSTED NG 100, water is not being shipped, which reduces costs and lowers the product’s carbon footprint by up to 75 percent in terms of transport emissions, warehousing and landfill, says the company. Hydrates are also inherently messy, sticky, difficult to remove completely from packaging, and can be a slipping hazard on production floors. As a free-flowing powder, GRINDSTED NG 100 eliminates these production and safety issues, DuPont also notes. 

“GRINDSTED NG 100 is a holistic solution for replacing hydrates,” adds Ronnau. “It not only addresses production issues, but it also has a sustainability component, which is equally important today.”

 Edited by Gaynor Selby