AA has been widely used as an oxidant in the baking
industry. It is an oxidizing agent that strengthens the gluten
network by creating disulphide bonds (Nakamura and
Kurata, 1997). It also gives large increases in oven rise and
bread score (Yamanda and Preston, 1992). The amount
used for good dough processing is 10–200 ppm, based on
flour weight, and it depends on the desired effects on the
quality of baked goods (El-Hady et al., 1999).