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The Secret of Shelf Life Extension

March 5, 2019Cole Whitney
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Glycerol MonostearateSodium Stearoyl LactylateSoy Lecithin

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Product Links:
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (SSL)
Soy Lecithin Powder
Glycerol Monostearate (GMS)

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Comments (7)

Lorraine Parente

March 11, 2019 10:29 am

Which product is best to add to a lean dough and which is best for an enriched dough?

Janie Wang

March 11, 2019 12:16 pm

It depends on the gluten development of the dough. For doughs that have well developed gluten try SSL, whether they are lean or enriched. Cakes/batters work better with soy lecithin powder and GMS.

Dave

March 11, 2019 4:47 pm

Gluten free products generally start to stale within three days. Will this extend that time?

Dada

July 27, 2020 7:40 pm

Hi, I own a tomato sauce business and I put citric acid in the sauce to preserve its self life, but it changed the taste of the sauce. I wanted to know if there were any other alternatives to citric acid that are safe to use in sauce and don’t alter the taste. I recently bought potassium sorbet from your company and I also wanted to know if it is safe to use in the sauce.

Janie Wang

July 28, 2020 3:19 pm

Check out our Culinary Acids episode. Potassium sorbate can be used in sauces, but we haven’t done the research into how much.

Katherine

December 11, 2021 12:55 am

Hi, I love watching this. So useful! I make packaged keto cookies. They are soft, high in fat and gluten free. Ideally I wanted them to have a shelf life of 1 year. At the moment my chocolate one is drying out after a month. Which one should I use to extend the shelf life and how long do you think it will last? I also want to try and have a clean label. Will sunflower lecithin do?

Cole Whitney

December 13, 2021 10:20 am

To have something shelf stable for 1 year will require a lot of testing. Sunflower lecithin will work for this but we can not say how long it will remain stable without testing.

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