Enhance shelf life

Azteca Milling's pre-gelatinized corn flour is specially optimized with a proprietary milling and granulation process to minimize staling and enhance the shelf life of baked products. This flour is particularly well suited for artisan breads and rolls, and it minimizes waste to improve profitability. Azteca Milling has more than 50 years of experience in the corn masa flour business.
Azteca Milling L.P.
972-232-5300
www.aztecamilling.com

Reduce cost without sacrificing quality

Caravan Ingredients introduces Eggstender 6-30, the latest addition to a range of products designed to replace/extend eggs in baked products. This product is conveniently packaged in 6-lb. pouches, making it easy for bakers to reconstitute. One 6-lb. bag of Eggstender 6-30 plus 24 lb. of water makes 30 lb. of egg substitute. Once reconstituted, the mixture can be used to replace a portion of the eggs in a formula, thus reducing the cost without sacrificing quality.
Caravan Ingredients
800-526-5261
www.caravaningredients.com

Enhance tortilla height, texture

Improve the appearance, flavor and volume of tortillas with Church & Dwight's Tortilla Blend^™. This leavening system blends sodium bicarbonate granulations with conventional and innovative leavening acids. Use Tortilla Blend to improve height, reduce translucency, increase brown toast points and soften tortillas.
Church & Dwight Co. Inc.
800-221-0453
www.ahperformance.com

Replace sugar

Sweetener Solutions sources high intensity sweeteners (HIS) to manufacture blends using proprietary, state-of-the-art technology.?Sweetener Solutions' blends provide superior flavor and functionality. Each sweetener blend is offered in bag-in-a-box quantities, or can be portion-packed to a customer's exact batch specifications.?The product development of formula-specific HIS Blends provides improved flavor, reduced carbs and calories and significant cost savings for customers.
Sweetener Solutions LLC
866-748-7177
www.sweetenersolutionsllc.com

Custom blending and formulation

Blendex offers custom-made dry ingredient blends using only the highest quality raw materials. Blendex facilities have been rated Superior by AIB for more than a decade. All products are packaged to customers' specifications with or without private labeling, and shipped when and where they are needed. Custom formulation allows manufacturers to address their individual blending needs. Blendex also blends allergenic and nutraceutical products in a climate-controlled, dust-controlled atmosphere.
Blendex Co.
502-267-1003
www.blendex.com

Add health, keep flavor

Puratos' Great Taste and Wellness line combines nutritional and health benefits with great flavor, texture and shelf life. The line offers bases and mixes that feature 100 percent whole grain, no sugar added or reduced sugar, trans fat-free or hydrogenated oil-free options.
Puratos Corp.
800-654-0036
www.puratos.us

Lower saturated fat

Lower saturated fat with Citri-Fi from Fiberstar, an all-natural dietary fiber that increases water content in products without increasing water-activity levels. Products made with Citri-Fi have high yields, long shelf lives and enhanced sensory characteristics.
Fiberstar Inc.
320-231-1829
www.fiberstar.net

Natural resistant starches

Hi-Maize^™ resistant starch can be used as a substitute for flour, corn meal and whole grain corn flour. Hi-Maize adds dietary fiber to baked products. It helps manage weight, promote a healthy colon and overall digestive health, and lower glycemic responses to carbohydrate-rich foods, making it ideal for use in products targeting diabetics. In addition, Hi-Maize is not chemically produced and is formulated to withstand volatile baking conditions.
National Starch Food Innovation
800-797-4992
www.foodinnovation.com

Dry Sweeteners

SunOpta Ingredients Group offers a range of dried honey and dried molasses products. These natural sweeteners, offered in dry form, can be easily blended with other dry ingredients, provide consistency of texture, flavor and color and offer convenience. Easy to handle, the sweeteners deliver a free-flowing alternative to liquids.
SunOpta Ingredients Group
800-353-6782
www.sunopta.com/ingredients

Rising without sodium

Innophos Inc. offers CAL-RISE^®, a slow-acting, calcium-based leavening agent that delivers “good” and “excellent” source-of-calcium ratings, depending on formulations. CAL-RISE replaces standard sodium-based leavening acid and helps meet the USDA's sodium reduction changes designed to lower the risks of hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Innophos Inc.
866-631-7394
www.innophos.com

Going nuts for almonds

Flavorful, nutritious and versatile almonds add value to bakery applications. Use almonds to increase visual appeal or to add texture to baked products. Almonds offer vitamin E, protein, fiber, healthful monosaturated fats and no cholesterol. In addition, almonds work well in gluten-free applications.
The Almond Board of California
209-549-8267
www.almondsarein.com

Increase moisture, reduce flaking

Coyote Brand Stabilizer TC-T increases moisture retention and reduces flaking and cracking in baked products. This unique stabilizer adds pliability to dough, making it easier to process and providing a softer, more flexible finished product. Tortillas containing Coyote Brand Stabilizer TC-T have an extended shelf life, do not stick to each other and stand up better to freeze/thaw cycles. The stabilizer also reduces side burst in frozen products, such as burritos and taquitos; improves crumb texture in breads; and improves cell structure and suspension in cakes.
Gum Technology
800-369-4867
www.gumtech.com