Bakery Improver Custom Blends · Tailored Dough Conditioners & Bread Improvers for Consistent Baking
Bakery improver custom blends—often called bread improvers or dough conditioners—are formulated ingredient systems designed to deliver consistent performance in industrial and artisanal bakery production. By combining enzymes, emulsifiers, oxidizing/reducing agents, hydrocolloids, flours/carriers and processing aids into a single premix, bakery lines can improve dough handling, machinability, loaf volume, crumb softness, sliceability and shelf life. Custom blends are engineered around your flour quality, process conditions and finished product targets (pan bread, buns, baguettes, pizza, cakes or frozen dough). Atlas Global Trading Co. supplies tailored bakery improver blends from qualified partners with technical support, COA and reliable global logistics.
Atlas custom improvers can incorporate enzymes (amylases, xylanases, lipases), emulsifiers (DATEM, mono- & diglycerides), hydrocolloids and functional ingredients depending on labeling and regulatory needs. Explore Others / Custom Solutions or browse our Product Index (A–Z) for individual bakery enzymes, emulsifiers and stabilizers.
What a bakery improver blend does: structure, softness, process robustness
Bakery performance depends on flour variability, water absorption, mixing energy, fermentation time, line speed and baking conditions. A well-designed improver blend compensates for variability and helps you hit consistent quality targets. Depending on the application, improvers can strengthen gluten, improve gas retention, optimize fermentation tolerance, increase loaf volume, enhance crumb structure, delay staling and improve slicing performance.
Benefits for industrial bakeries
- Consistency across flour variability: stabilizes performance when wheat quality changes.
- Better machinability: improved dough tolerance for high-speed lines and dividers.
- Higher volume & better shape: improved gas retention and dough strength.
- Crumb softness & anti-staling: improved freshness and longer shelf life.
- Improved slicing: reduced crumbling and better slice integrity.
- Optimized cost-in-use: targeted functionality with efficient dosing.
Typical functional modules
- Enzyme module: amylase for softness/anti-staling; xylanase for dough handling/volume; lipase for crumb strength (module selection depends on product type).
- Emulsifier module:
- Oxidation/reduction: ascorbic acid or other systems for dough strengthening (market dependent).
- Hydrocolloid module: gums for water management, softness and freeze-thaw performance (application dependent).
- Carrier system: flour/maltodextrin or other carriers for flow and uniform distribution.
Atlas designs blends around your target bread type and process route, balancing performance with labeling and regulatory expectations.
Key design inputs we ask for (so the blend works)
- Product type: pan bread, buns, baguettes, tortillas, pizza, cakes, laminated dough, etc.
- Process: straight dough vs sponge & dough; fermentation time and proofing conditions.
- Flour analysis: protein, ash, falling number, water absorption and variability.
- Line conditions: mixer type/energy, divider/rounder settings, line speed, dough temperature targets.
- Baking profile: oven type, bake time/temperature, cooling and slicing conditions.
- Shelf-life target: days on shelf, packaging type and distribution conditions.
- Label requirements: emulsifier acceptance, enzyme labeling strategy, clean-label constraints.
Improver formats
- Powder improvers: the most common format for flour blending and dosing.
- Concentrated vs standard dosing: depending on bakery dosing equipment and desired handling.
- Frozen dough systems: tailored water management and enzyme strategies for freeze-thaw.
Each blend is supported with a specification, COA and technical guidance for dosing and process integration.
Custom bakery improvers for bread, buns, baguettes, pizza and frozen dough
Bakery improver blends are customized by product type and process route. Below are common application targets we support.
Pan bread & sandwich loaves
- Improve loaf volume, symmetry and crumb structure.
- Enhance softness and delay staling for longer shelf life.
- Support slicing performance and reduce crumbling.
Buns, rolls & hamburger buns
- Improve dough tolerance during dividing and high-speed processing.
- Enhance softness and resilience (better bite and recovery).
- Reduce variability in proof and oven spring.
Baguettes & artisan-style breads
- Support dough strength and fermentation tolerance.
- Optimize volume and internal structure while maintaining artisan texture.
- Tailor enzyme/emulsifier strategy based on desired crumb and crust profile.
Pizza dough & flatbreads
- Improve extensibility and machinability for sheeting/forming.
- Enhance oven spring and texture.
- Support freeze-thaw stability in frozen pizza dough.
Frozen dough & par-baked systems
- Water management and structural support for freeze-thaw cycles.
- Maintain volume and crumb quality after thawing and baking.
- Reduce ice crystal damage and improve dough tolerance.
Formulation guidance
- Dosing ranges are application-dependent; optimize through line trials.
- Improver selection should align with flour quality and target processing window.
- For clean-label programs, focus on enzyme-led strategies and labeling-compliant components where feasible.
- Confirm permitted processing aids/additives, labeling language and maximum levels per market.
Send your bakery brief for a custom blend
Share your product type, flour specs, process route, line conditions and shelf-life targets. Atlas will propose a bakery improver concept (enzyme/emulsifier/hydrocolloid strategy) and a blend format designed for consistent performance.
Request a bakery improver proposalQuality, documentation & global supply chain support
Atlas Global Trading Co. coordinates bakery improver blending with qualified partners and manages documentation and global logistics from Ankara, Türkiye, supporting industrial bakeries and ingredient customers worldwide.
Quality & documentation
- Custom blends produced to an agreed formula and specification with defined functional targets.
- Each batch supplied with a Certificate of Analysis (COA) and technical data sheet.
- Documentation package can include ingredient statement, allergen status, GMO status, dietary suitability, origin and Halal/Kosher certificates where available (project dependent).
- Manufacturing sites typically operate under recognized food safety systems such as HACCP and FSSC/ISO 22000; additional certifications may be available on request.
- Customers remain responsible for finished-product compliance, labeling and additive/processing aid declarations in destination markets.
Packaging, storage & logistics
- Standard packaging: multiwall paper bags with inner liners, cartons or fiber drums (project dependent).
- Storage: cool, dry, tightly sealed; protect enzymes and sensitive components from heat and humidity.
- Moisture control: essential to maintain flowability and enzyme activity; keep packaging closed between uses.
- Shelf life: defined per blend and activity system; follow FIFO inventory management.
- Global shipping: FOB, CFR, CIF or agreed Incoterms with export/customs documentation coordinated from Ankara.
To receive a tailored offer, please share your bakery product type, flour analysis (protein, ash, falling number/water absorption), process route (straight dough/sponge & dough/frozen), line conditions (mixing, fermentation, proofing), shelf-life target, annual volume, preferred packaging and documentation/certification requirements (Halal, Kosher, non-GMO, etc.) plus destination markets. Our team will respond with a custom bakery improver proposal.