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ACTIVIDAD ALFA-AMILASA [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Food Industries
CONT

Alpha amylase is an enzyme that degrades starch and thereby decreases its capacity to hold water. Bread flour with high alpha amylase activity will not take up as much water in the production of bread dough and will yield sticky unmanageable doughs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Dans les sachets, les micro-organismes adhérant aux particules d'orge présentent une activité alpha-amylase très élevée, qui s'exprime rapidement, tandis que cette activité est plus faible et s'exprime plus tardivement pour les micro-organismes adhérant aux particules de maïs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Molinería y cereales
  • Industria alimentaria
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