What are the Categories of Biscuits?
There is a wide range of biscuits on the market, and as a common snack frequently appearing in the public eye, we often keep some at home and it is wonderful to eat a few while watching TV. The biscuits are crispy, tasty and loved by consumers. So, what are the classifications of biscuits?
There is a wide range of biscuits. The Biscuit Production Line can produce a wide range of biscuits, which can be classified according to different criteria. Biscuits are classified according to the forming method as stamped biscuits, roll-printed biscuits, roll-cut biscuits, extruded biscuits, extruded (flower) biscuits and wire-cut biscuits.
According to the different biscuit processing processes, biscuits can be divided into four categories: sweet biscuits, fermented biscuits, sandwich biscuits and fancy biscuits. Sweet biscuits include tough biscuits, shortbread biscuits and sweet shortbread biscuits. Fermented biscuits, such as soda biscuits, are also divided into sweet fermented biscuits and salted fermented biscuits. Fancy biscuits include varieties such as wafer biscuits, egg garden biscuits, egg roll biscuits, blister biscuits and sticky flower biscuits.
Here is a look at a few common types of biscuits and their characteristics respectively.
1.Hard Biscuits
Tough biscuits have a low sugar and fat content and require a good puffiness when making the dough to produce a tough biscuit. The method of forming is usually punch forming or roll cutting forming. They are characterised by a glossy surface, a concave pattern, a layered texture, a crisp, chewy texture and a mild flavour.
2. Short Biscuits
Short biscuits have a high sugar and oil content and are often made with the addition of dairy, egg white and other auxiliary ingredients with high nutritional value and good flavour. The production limits the puffiness of the dough, so the dough is semi-soft, with little elasticity, and is usually shaped by means of roll printing. It is characterised by a distinctive pattern, mostly convex, with a porous structure in the cross-section and a loose texture.
3.Sweet short biscuits
Sweet short biscuits, such as biscuits, are a premium product with very high oil and pond content and very low water addition, and with high grade ingredients such as dairy products. The dough is prepared in such a way as to limit the formation of gluten. The dough is less elastic and thin and soft, with a high degree of plasticity, and is generally formed by extrusion and wire cutting. It is characterised by its dense structure, loose texture, three-dimensionality and melting in the mouth.
4. Fermented Biscuits
Fermented biscuits are particularly suitable for people with stomach problems and indigestion, and are also a good nutritional product for children and the elderly, as the starch and protein are partially broken down into easily digestible components during the production process. The biscuits are generally formed by punching and roll cutting. It is characterised by a generally unpatterned surface, but with bubbles of varying sizes, clear layers and a loose texture.
5. Wafer biscuits
The calories contained in wafer biscuits are also relatively high, the main material used to make it is glutinous rice flour, starch, low structure density, loose texture, so it is not easy to notice if you eat too much, generally eat three chocolate wafers is already very high in calories, so it is not recommended to eat more.
6. Wholemeal biscuits
The amount of fat contained in wholemeal biscuits is also relatively high in nutrients, except that the taste of these biscuits is a bit poor. To compensate for the taste, manufacturers often add a lot of oil to the biscuits, resulting in a high fat content. However, if the so-called wholemeal, oat, rye or graham cracker ingredients advertised on the packaging are in the bottom few places in the ingredient list, they may not be real graham crackers.
These are just a few of the common types of biscuits. There are many more types of biscuits, so I won't go into them all here, so you can choose according to your taste. Biscuit Production Line can produce a wide range of biscuits, all of which are of high quality and healthy, with a wide range of flavours to suit your taste.
