Spring 2019

Asia Pacific Baker & Biscuit interviewed the Sugar Association and the Canadian Sugar Institute regarding sugar’s functional roles in baked goods.

“When it comes to sugar or sucrose – its scientific name – people think about it as a sweetener. But bakery is actually chemistry and the reactions between sugar and other ingredients are numerous and complex, so no other sugar replacer can succeed to replace all of them at the same time.”

Read the full article (subscription required) at: https://www.worldbakers.com/magazine/apbb-spring-2019/

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