Reduce the salt in the bread without sacrificing taste

Most Americans eat too much salt; American adults usually consume twice as much per day as the dietary guidelines recommend

"Bread is one of the staple foods in many people's diets, and people usually don't eat just one piece of bread," the lead author of this paper and a graduate student in food science and human nutrition at the University of Illinois Aubrey Dunteman (Aubrey Dunteman) Say

"Approximately 70% of the sodium in the U.

We cannot completely eliminate salt from our diet, but we can reduce salt to a healthier level

"Salt is an essential nutrient, which is why we crave it

Salt is also the basic raw material for making bread; it contributes to the structure and flavor of bread, and is a necessary condition for yeast to work properly

Dunteman and Lee conducted an extensive review of the academic literature on reducing sodium in bread

"The most basic way is to reduce the salt content in the product," Dunteman said

Another method is physical modification, which involves uneven distribution of salt in the product

"When you have constant stimulation, sensory adaptation will happen

The third method is to replace sodium with other substances, such as magnesium chloride, calcium chloride or potassium chloride

The fourth method is to use flavor enhancers such as herbs and spices, or even MSG to flavor

Dunteman and Lee concluded that the best way to reduce the sodium content in bread is a combination of methods

Dunteman pointed out: "One of the four methods, salt reduction, is technically related to all methods

Finally, the researchers made some suggestions to home bakers, hoping to reduce sodium in their products
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Li said: "If you are interested in putting less salt in your home-baked bread, if you are using standard recipes that are generally available, you can try to reduce the amount of salt to 50%
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" "You will be surprised to find out.
, The dough will still rise, although the taste of the bread will be a little different
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You can also use flavor enhancers to provide salt, saltiness and satisfaction, which will be lost when you reduce the amount of salt
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But this It won’t solve the problem of rising prices, so you can’t add salt 100%
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DOI

10.
1111/ijfs.
15231

Sodium reduction technologies applied to bread products and their impact on sensory properties: a review