Can malt powder be used in food?

Malt flour is usually used to make baked goods and provide natural sweetness. It tends to make the finished product brown and shiny. Malt flour can also be used alone to make malt milkshake, which is an ice cream made of flavored syrup, milk and malt flour. Alone and uncooked, this flour has a bitter aftertaste, but it is usually not noticed when mixed with other ingredients.

There are two kinds of malt powder available. Saccharified malt powder is used to form enzymes and digest starch into sugar. When saccharified malt powder is used to bake food, it often brings sweetness, smoothness and high fermentation. The extra sugar it produces can nourish the yeast in the fermented dough, so the amount of yeast can be reduced. Non-saccharified malt powder is the more common type. It has no enzyme, but it can still convey a wonderful taste and make baked food look good. Non-saccharified malt powder is common in malt extract powder.

Both types of malt powder can be bought in local food stores, but non-saccharified malt powder is usually easier to find. Some non-saccharified malt powder is also mixed with maltodextrin as a sugar substitute.

Generally speaking, the nutritional value of malt powder is not very high. A teaspoon (4g) of malt powder has about 15 calories. Fat-free, vitamin content is not high. Its main function is to provide extra flavor for food, and saccharified malt powder can also help to ferment dough. Malt affects the appearance of food and can make cakes or bread look better.

It is very important to eat saccharified maltol in moderation when making bread. It is planned to use half a teaspoon of malt instead of about one teaspoon of sugar to make bread. Malt can be mixed with yeast during fermentation. Malt is also a way to convert carbohydrates in beer into sugar. Adding a lot of malt to beer can produce more alcohol flavor. This is also the reason why a small amount of malt powder is added when making bread, because too much will lead to excessive fermentation, resulting in a slight alcoholic or sour taste, which is obviously not what we want.

Efficacy and function of malt powder

What is the efficacy and function of malt powder? For people who like dietotherapy, the efficacy and function of malt powder is one of the best choices, because the efficacy and function of malt powder have the following aspects:

Efficacy and function of malt powder

Efficacy of malt powder:

Malt powder can regulate skin moisture, promote digestion and restore milk. Malt powder is mainly used to treat dyspepsia, abdominal distension and diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, galactorrhea and breast pain.

Functions and indications of malt powder: digestion promoting and qi lowering. Treat dyspepsia, abdominal distension, anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea, and breast fullness.

Efficacy and function of malt powder 1, weight loss

Malt powder is rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, which can not only help digestion and eliminate abdominal distension, but also effectively detoxify and solve constipation.

Efficacy and function of malt powder II. beauty

The rich nutrition in malt powder can moisturize and enhance skin elasticity and make skin smoother. Malt is rich in linoleic acid and vitamin E, which can effectively repair cell membrane, maintain its integrity and repair fragile and damaged skin.