Sourdough

Many of today’s consumers look for traditional products made out of natural, clean-label ingredients. When it comes to baked goods in particular, quality, taste and freshness are key factors in purchasing decisions.

Puratos’ leading Sourdoughs allow you to produce fresh, tasty and high-quality bread products easily and quickly. Increasing productivity, enhancing aromas and expanding product possibilities, our sourdough range provides satisfaction and convenience for consumers, bakers and industrials alike.   

What is sourdough and how is it used in bread?

Sourdough is a natural leavening ingredient consisting of flour and water. Also known as bread starter, levain, masa madre, lievito naturale or Sauerteig, sourdough gives baked products their structure and taste. Micro-organisms within the sourdough use the starch and minerals found in flour to ferment and increase the volume of bread, while organic molecules create the flavours.

Originating in ancient Egypt, sourdough methods and recipes were passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. It remained the principal form of leavening until the Middle Ages, and is still a popular bread option today.

What are the advantages of using sourdough?

Sourdough offers a natural form of leavening that enhances the taste and nutritional value of baked bread products. In this way, it satisfies the demands of customers looking for tasty, healthy breads made from natural ingredients. Sourdough also enables bakers to vary their breads, as different types of sourdough bring out different product qualities.

At Puratos, we believe that the future of bread lies in its past. Over the years we’ve developed expertise in natural fermentation and knowledge of baking cultures from all over the world. Drawing on this knowledge, we’ve created Sapore – a range of natural bakery sourdoughs that provide consistent quality, convenience and exceptional diverse flavours.

Sourdough

Products

Sapore Adelia

Sourdough

A liquid, living wheat sourdough with origins from France. Specially fermented to deliver a fill bodies lactic profile with creamy notes.

Softgrain Rye Clean Label

Grains and Seeds, Sourdough

A clean label ready-to-use presoaked blend of rye grains cooked with sourdough.

Softgrain Amber Grain Clean Label

Grains and Seeds, Sourdough

A clean label presoaked blend of grains and seeds (oat, sunflower seeds, millet, flax seeds, wheat) enrobed with sourdough, brown sugar and molasses.

Sapore Fidelio

Sourdough

A deactivated liquid wheat sourdough with strong acidic flavor notes for typical San Francisco sourdough breads.

Softgrain 5

Grains and Seeds, Sourdough

Add taste and freshness to your breads with Softgrain: wholegrains and seeds soaked in sourdough. Ready and easy to use.

Softgrain Sprouted Grain Clean Label

Grains and Seeds, Sourdough

A clean label presoaked blend of sprouted grains (wheat, rye, triticale) enrobed with sourdough.

Softgrain 5 Grains and Seeds

Sourdough

Ready-to-use mix of whole grains and seeds (rye, wheat, spelt, sunflower seeds and flaxseeds) cooked and infused with rye sourdough.

Molderator

Sourdough

Molderator is a dehydrated wheat sourdough and natural mold inhibitor for baked goods. It can be used in a variety of end products such as loaf breads, bagels, soft rolls and baguettes.

Easy San Francisco Sourdough

Sourdough

A base for zesty San Francisco-style breads, with a strong flavor profile and great volume.

Extendo

Sourdough

Inactive yeast with high reducing power to increase extensibility.

Sapore Aroldo

Sourdough

A deactivated rye sourdough with a complex sour profile to be used in multigrain and rye breads.

Sapore Leo

Sourdough

Our 100% Whole Wheat Organic Sourdough

Sapore Panarome

Sourdough

A liquid concentrated sponge extract to enhance alcoholic and fermented notes in bakery items.

Sapore RTU Sponge

Sourdough

A ready-to-use sponge/poolish replacer providing same characteristics as a typical sponge.

Sapore Traviata Bio (Organic)

Sourdough

A rye sourdough in powder form made from certified organic ingredients giving a mild sour note to bakery items.

Sapore Traviata Sourdough

Sourdough

An in-active rye sourdough that embodies the beloved fruitiness sourdough is famous for with additional toasted and malted notes.

Sapore Rigoletto Sourdough

Sourdough

An in-active toasted sourdough bringing a long lasting fresh taste in soft and crusty white bread.

Sapore Tosca Sourdough

Sourdough

An in-active durum wheat sourdough that makes a delightful creamy crumb and toasted notes in Italian classics like focaccia or ciabatta's.

Center For Bread Flavour

Located in St. Vith, Belgium, the Center For Bread Flavour gives customers, scientists and Puratos employees the chance to share their passion for bread and best practice in achieving perfect flavours. It is also home to our famous Sourdough Library.

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Sourdough Library

Located in our Center for Bread Flavour in Sankt-Vith, Belgium, the Sourdough Library gathers a unique collection of sourdoughs from all over the world, each with its own distinct charecteristics.

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