Chinese food ingredient applications
Producers of food ingredients will be very familiar with the broad applications of their ingredients in foods and beverages. However, what do you know about its application in traditional Chinese foods, or novel foods based on traditional recipes? The transformation of the production processes and formulations of traditional Chinese foods into large scale commercial production is probably the most interesting challenge to suppliers of food ingredients worldwide. In this document, we are presenting a few examples from our database. Some of the recipes are suggested by researchers of Chinese R&D organizations, others are taken from published handbooks, while some have been posted at Chinese BBS like websites dedicated to the food industry.
Improver for steamed bun (mantou) flour
Mantou used to be made at home, using a piece of the previous dough to start the fermentation process. Mantou have started to be produced on an industrial scale recently, which has created a demand for specialized flour improvers for this application. Ingredient Calcium stearoyl lactate Monoglyceride Vitamin C Fungal alpha-amylase Xylanase Alkaline buffer parts 30-50 10-20 6-10 0.6-1.2 2-3 12.5-18.75
Starch dispersing agent
20-30
Whole fat soy bean milk Soy bean milk is THE competitive product for milk in China. An interesting aspect of this recipe is that it includes milk powder and milk flavor. Ingredient Soy beans Skimmed milk powder Sugar Stabiliser Soy milk flavour Milk flavour Ethyl paraben BHA dosage 5 kg 0.5 kg 8 kg 0.2 kg 0.05 kg 0.02 kg 10 gr 0.2 gr
Mushroom savory sauce This is not really a traditional product, but it is a good example of new product development based on traditional flavors. Ingredient Mushroom steep liquid Salt Sichuan pepper Star aniseed Nutmeg Ginger Sugar Red color Ammonium sulphate Sodium carbonate Citric acid Volume(kg) 50 6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.05 5 0.003 0.025 0.025 0.05
Hawthorn tea powder The hawthorn is a popular digestive aid in China. It is available in a number of presentations, like: flakes, rolls, jam, etc. Ingredient Powdered sugar Dose rate (%) 40
Hawthorn powder Carrot powder Ovaltine Aspartame PGA Saccharin
30 10 15 0.5 0.5 0.1
Functional garlic juice This is another example of a novel product, using concepts from traditional Chinese medicine. Ingredient High SOD garlic Liquid xylitol Wolfberries Honey Citric acid CMC-Na volume(kg) 30 6 10 10 0.3 0.2
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