Mar. 30, 2023

by Bowen Dong

■ What is self-rising flour?
Self-rising flour is a mixture of flour and food starter culture used to make cakes, scones, biscuits, and other baked goods. It is also used to make Chinese breads such as steamed bread, steamed buns, and dough stick. The advantage of using self-rising flour is that it eliminates the need for measuring, mixing, and combining ingredients, saving time and effort, making it especially suitable for chain stores and households.

The so-called food starter culture is a "catalyst" that produces CO₂, which is the key to the spontaneous effect of dough. The fermentation agents in self-rising flour can be divided into two categories according to their material properties: biological and chemical. The self-rising flour commonly used in Europe and America mainly adds chemical ingredients such as baking soda as fermentation agents, while in China, there are self-rising flour that only add baking powder, products that only add active dry yeast, and products that add both types of substances.

■ Advantages of self-rising flour specialized yeast

Compared with chemical fermentation agents, self-rising flour specialized yeast has two main advantages:

First, it enhances nutrition.

Self-rising flour specialized yeast can decompose nutrients in flour, making them easier to digest and absorb. For example, it can convert some starch into maltose and glucose, and hydrolyze some proteins into peptides and amino acids. It can also decompose phytic acid, improving the absorption and utilization of elements such as calcium, magnesium, and iron. Yeast contains rich B vitamins, which can promote metabolism and growth.

Second, it enriches the flavor of the dough.

Self-rising flour specialized yeast ferments in the dough, producing substances such as amino acids, oligosaccharides, esters, alcohols, and acids, giving the food a multi-layered taste and rich flavor.

■ Advantages of Angel self-rising flour specialized yeast

In response to customer demand, Angel actively researches self-rising flour specialized yeast. Compared with ordinary dry yeast, the self-rising flour specialized yeast has strong moisture resistance and maintains yeast vitality for a longer period of time after mixing with flour.

Comparing the storage conditions of the Angel's self-rising flour specialized yeast and commercially available ordinary dry yeast in flour, stored at 25°C for 90 days, the self-rising flour specialized yeast has more than 20% advantage in terms of vitality compared to ordinary dry yeast.

About Angel:

Angel Yeast Company is a high-tech listed company specializing in yeast and biotech. Product business covers Yeast and Baking, Yeast Extract-Savoury, Nutrition & Health and Biotechnology fields. It is one of the world's leading companies in the yeast industry. Angel has 12 holding subsidiaries and provides products and services for more than 150 countries and regions.

http://en.angelyeast.com/

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