Baked goods ginger

Main cultivation areas for ginger are India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia and the Fiji Islands. Ginger concentrates are used in large amounts in beverages (e.g., ginger ale), as well as in baked goods and confectioneries. FCT 1974 (12) p.901 [8007-08-7], [84696-15-1]. 

Pungency losses can also occur during use of the spice or its oleoresin in food, either by excessive heat treatment or, for example, by using potassium carbonate in ginger-flavoured baked goods. 

Finely ground peanut or pecan butter, or thoroughly comminuted almonds, when added to pancakes or waffles up to about 5%, improve the flavor and texture and increase the nutritional quality. Similar results are obtained when superfine nut particles are added to baked goods such as cookies, wafers, tea cakes and ginger snaps. 

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