Emulsifiers and Surfactants in Bakery and Confectionery Products: Functionality and Applications

Emulsifiers and surfactants, as multifunctional food additives, are considered an integral part of the formulations of bakery, confectionery, and chocolate products to assist in blending and emulsifying ingredients, enhance the action of the shortening, batter stabilization, improve aeration or creaming texture, extend the shelf-life extension, control fat crystallization, and fat bloom, and moderate the polymorphic transformation. There is no comprehensive book on using emulsifiers in bake...