Complementary parameters of requirements to fixing identity and quality of bakery productsBrazilian bakery market is growing fast, offering new products and brands every time. Recent techniques and equipment allow better characterization of wheat products. This work considers a reevaluation of the Brazilian legislation for baked goods. Different kinds of bread and toast were evaluated in relation to crumb porosity, texture, color, specific volume, density and moisture. Characteristic values for each group of products were obtained, showing that a complementation of requirements for specific standardized bakery products is possible.
bread; bakery products; Brazilian food legislation
