USE OF BACTERIAL NANOCELLULOSE AS ADDITIVE FOR FOOD

M.L. CORRAL; P. CERRUTTI; A. VAZQUEZ; A. CALIFANO

Workshop; II Workshop on Bio-degradable Polymers and Biocomposites III Workshop BIOPURFIL, Bio-based Polyurethane Composites with Natural Fillers; 2015

Bacterialnanocellulose (BNC) is a polymer with a morphologic structure of a 3-D network. BNC is a type of such dietary fiber, and regulatory is classified as?generally recognized as safe? (GRAS) and was accepted as such by the USA Foodand Drug Administration in 1992. The BNC is a dietary fiber which offers arange of health benefits.  BNC fibers canreduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovasculardisease, and diverticulitis. Theobjective of the present work was to evaluate whether the addition of NBCimproves baking quality of wheat flours, making a change in the viscoelasticbehavior of the mass, also studying its ability to prevent aging ("staling ") during storage of breads.