11.07.2015 Views

Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

75There is a wide variety <strong>of</strong> different types <strong>of</strong> bread, with loavesbaked in different shapes, or with various additions to the dough.For batch bread, the moulded pieces <strong>of</strong> dough touch each otherin the oven, so that when baked <strong>and</strong> separated only the top <strong>and</strong>bottom <strong>of</strong> the loaf have crusts. Traditional French bread is madewith s<strong>of</strong>t-wheat flour, <strong>and</strong> has a more open texture <strong>and</strong> crispcrust. Focaccia is Italian white bread made with olive oil (9%)<strong>and</strong> herbs; ciabatta (also Italian) is a flat white bread with largeholes, made with olive oil (5%), literally old slipper. BankHoliday bread is made with extra fat to s<strong>of</strong>ten the crumb so thatit will last over a long (Bank Holiday) weekend. Cornell breadwas originally developed at Cornell University, with increased<strong>nutrition</strong>al value from the addition <strong>of</strong> 6% soya flour <strong>and</strong> 8%skim milk solids. Lactein bread has added milk, usually about 6%milk solids (3–4% milk solids are <strong>of</strong>ten added to the ordinaryloaf in the USA).See also chorleywood process; flour, extraction rate; hovis;quick breads.breadfruit Large, spherical, starchy fruit <strong>of</strong> the tree Artocarpuscommunis or A. incisa (fig family). Seasonal staple <strong>food</strong> in theCaribbean, eaten roasted whole when ripe, or boiled in pieceswhen green. Discovered in 1688 in the Pacific isl<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> Guam byWilliam Dampier.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 78%) water 70.7 g, 431 kJ(103 kcal), protein 1.1 g, fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 27.1 g (11 gsugars), fibre 4.9g, ash 0.9g, Ca 17mg, Fe 0.5mg, Mg 25mg, P30 mg, K 490 mg, Na 2 mg, Zn 0.1 mg, Cu 0.1 mg, Mn 0.1 mg, Se0.6µg, 22 µg carotenoids, vitamin E 0.1 mg, K 0.5 mg, B 1 0.11 mg,B 2 0.03 mg, niacin 0.9 mg, B 6 0.1 mg, folate 14 µg, pantothenate0.5 mg, C 29 mg. A 100 g serving is a rich source <strong>of</strong> vitamin C.bread, prebaked (or part-baked) Bread that has been partiallybaked, then allowed to cool, or frozen, for final baking later, toproduce a freshly baked loaf.breadspreads General term for fats used to spread on bread,including butter, margarine <strong>and</strong> low-fat spreads that may notlegally be called margarine.bread, starch-reduced Bread is normally 9–10% protein <strong>and</strong>about 50% starch; if the starch is reduced, either by washingsome <strong>of</strong> it out <strong>of</strong> the dough or by adding extra protein, the breadis referred to as starch-reduced, <strong>and</strong> is <strong>of</strong>ten claimed to be <strong>of</strong>value in slimming <strong>and</strong> diabetic diets (see diabetic <strong>food</strong>s).Legally, the name ‘starch-reduced bread’ may be applied only tobread containing less than 50% carbohydrate, <strong>and</strong> any claims forits value as a slimming aid are strictly controlled.breadstick See grissini.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!