Abstract:
Provided are a bread improver, which substitutes noxious bread improvers, improves dough to reduce the time involved in making bread, and provides bread having dense textures, and a preparation thereof. The bread improver comprises: a hybrid of vitamin C and layered metal hydroxides or metal oxides; and a vitamin C-releasing retarder selected from the group consisting of lecithin, cellulose, xanthan gum, guar gum, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, ethylcellulose, monoglyceride, diglyceride, polyglycerolester, beeswax, and a mixture thereof. The vitamin C is contained in an amount of 0.1-55wt% based on the total weight of the bread improver.