Diacetyl tartaric acid esters on mono- and diglycerides based on C12 to C22 fatty acids and succinic acid esters of mono-diglycerides based on C12 to C22 fatty acids

The invention relates to a mixture comprising diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides based on C12 to C22 fatty acids. Diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides based on C12 to C22 fatty acids are generally known as baking ingredients for baked products more in particular for yeast-leavened products such as bread (especially white bread), tin bread, rolls, hard rolls, German crispy rolls, buns, rusks etc. These esters are able to improve the products in various respects as good leavening expressed as specific volume, even pores and acceptable crustiness. Also they are known to improve the properties of dough such as its stability and rheology and are therefore often referred to as dough conditioners. The esters are further used in baking aids and in improved flour. The EC number of mixtures of diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides based on C12 to C22 fatty acids is E 472e (DATEM). Succinic acid esters of mono-diglycerides based on C12 to C22 fatty acids are also known to be useful for the same applications. The art has long described mixtures comprising diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides based an C12 to C22 fatty acids and their preparation e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 2,236,516 (Frank J. Cahn et al) is an early patent specification disclosing products obtained by reacting diacetyl tartaric acid with glyceryl monostearate. The invention provides a mixture comprising esters selected from the group consisting of diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides based on C12 to C22 fatty acids and succinic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides based on C12 to C22 fatty acid esters which mixture comprises diacetyl tartaric acid glycerol monesters and/or succinic acid glycerol monoesters containing:(A) one fatty acid group, one succinic acid or diacetylated tartaric acid and one free hydroxyl group or a mixture comprising these esters and(B) one fatty acid group, two succinic acid groups or two diacetylated tartaric acid groups or one succinic acid group and one diacetylated tartaric acid group monoester groups in which the concentrations of (A) and (B) obtained by a specific NMR technique satisfies certain defined parameters.The invention further provides processes for preparing the mixtures defined above and the use thereof as emulsifier, dough conditioner, in flour and in bakery improvers for yeast-leavened baked products. Also the invention provides baked products in which the mixture as defin