Bread with tara extract

Summary

Caesalpinia spinosa fruit pod (or tara fruit) extract is a natural source of antioxidants that when added to bread has a positive effect on reducing neoformed contaminants such as acrylamide and furan which may have the potential to cause cancer.

Potential Use

Caesalpinia spinosa fruit pod extract can be added to any baked goods such as bread, cakes, fruit breads and cookies.

Advantages

In addition to mitigating the formation of acrylamide and furan, tara fruit extract does not change the bread’s quality or its sensorial attributes. Moreover, caesalpinia spinosa fruit pod fruit contains tannins that have a wide range of biological properties such as being antioxidants, antivirals, analgesics, etc.

Research Team

Researchers: Franco Pedreschi, Andrea Bunger and Ilse Saavedra. School of Engineering.