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What is the difference between Diastatic Malt Powder and Non-Diastatic?

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sandra Alicante

From what I gather, diastatic malt has enzymes which help the texture, keeping properties and rise of the dough. The non diastatic version is more of a sugar substitute.
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's the simplified version!

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Jock
  • Reply by Jock on February 17, 2012 at 2:25 am
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Diastatic malt contains an enzyme called Diastase which helps to convert the starches in flour to sugar which in turn provides food for the yeast. As Sandra says, non-diastatic malt is just a sweet, and acts just like sugar.

Jock