Over the years, more and more people have been seeking healthier foods or alternatives.
Jumping on board the healthier baking bandwagon may benefit your bakery business. You can incorporate some of these more beneficial baking trends into your bakery.
1. Plant-based alternatives
Singapore is no exception. There has been an increasing demand for plant-based foods around the world. Even though baking is largely plant-based, a few small tweaks can ensure that vegans and other vegetarians have a healthy option.
You can replace dairy products such as milk and animal byproducts like eggs with alternatives made from plant-based ingredients like mashed bananas and oat milk.
2. Keto-friendly foods
Bread, muffins, and pastries all contain a lot of carbohydrates. Replace regular flour with Wholegrain Flour to offer your customers a quality keto-friendly product.
Almond and coconut flours are often used in recipes to reduce the carbohydrate content but do not work as well with yeast bread. Wholegrain flour will give you a similar texture to traditional bread.
Prima Flour’s Superfine Wholegrain Flour and Wholegrain Flour are perfect for baking cookies, bread, and steamed buns.
3. Reduce sugar intake or use natural sweeteners
Singapore has introduced various measures nationwide to reduce sugar consumption as it prevents obesity and lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes. It is time that your bakery follows the trend and offers baked goods with less sugar.
If you want to bake healthier, use natural sweeteners like Stevia or honey. You don’t have to sacrifice taste or quality.
4. More Protein
Loading up on protein has many benefits – it helps to reduce muscle loss, curbs appetite and maintains healthy body weight. Use high-protein flour in your baking to add more protein.
Bread flour’s high protein content helps to create a light and elastic dough, which gives baked goods a chewy, airy texture.
Prima Flour’s Bread Flour can be used to make a wide variety of breads and buns, from butter-sugar rolls classics to healthier alternatives like multigrain rolls.
5. Increase your fibre intake
Singapore Health Promotion Board recommends that women consume 20g of fiber per day and men consume 26g of fiber. This is equivalent to two servings each of fruit and vegetables. Incorporating fruits into your baked goods will help you achieve this goal. Fruits can be used as a natural sweetener and a source of fiber.
You can also choose to use a healthier flour like wholegrain. Whole grains contain a lot of fiber and have been linked to reduced risks for health conditions like heart disease and type-2 diabetes.
Whole wheat pita bread, cookies, and whole wheat pie are some of the most popular wholegrain baked goods.
Get healthier baking with Prima Flour.
Prima Flour, one of Singapore’s leading flour suppliers, produces more than 250 different types of flour. These range from wholegrain flour that is healthier to premium baking mix available in retail or institutional packs.
