Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Protein Type
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- Ingredients
- Spelt
- Product Families
- Why Spelt?
- Ancient grain, low cross-breeding and hybridization level
- Recognized as easier to digest
- Growing spelt trend in Europe
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Features
- Poor quality bakeries: dryer, less elastic crumb, smaller volume.
- Higher variations from one our batch
- to another
- Low dough stability and machinability
- Good water absorption
- Viscolealstic properties
- High in protein
- Consistent quality
- Advantages
For Manufacturers
- No process adjustments necessary when switching from wheat to spelt gluten
- Better machinability: addition of spelt gluten reduces stickiness of the dough
- Possibility of standardizing protein level in four
For Customers
- "100% spelt" declaration
- Increased acceptability / consumer friendly
- Pleasant elastic texture, increased perceived quality
- Product formulation in line with consumer «wheat-free» expectation, leading to brand trust
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Application
SPELT BAKERY
- Significantly increases the baking volume of spelt bread
- Replaces wheat gluten thereby allowing the declaration of 100% spelt-based ingredients
- Ideal for standardizing or increasing the protein content of spelt ours
- Brings dough stability for easier shaping and during shock freezing.
PASTA & CO.
- Imparts structure and texture to formulations
- Confers bite for a typical "al dente" texture (e.g. lentil pasta or quinoa pasta)
VEGETARIAN & VEGAN
- Innovative protein source for products such as vegetarian boiled sausages and meat substitutes
- Grants a meat-like texture
Properties
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Properties
- Like wheat gluten, spelt gluten contributes to:
- an improved elastic structure
- enhanced water absorption
- increased volume in baked goods (e.g. in wholegrain)
- adjustment and/or standardization of protein content
- hydrated spelt gluten is slightly softer and more extensible than wheat gluten
- declaration spelt gluten, spelt starch
- also available in organic quality
Packaging & Availability
- Country Availability
- Packaging Type
- Regional Availability