Another issue in complete mixes is shortening and oil selection. For a dry premix, the oil and shortening either must be plated onto the flour or one of the dry, beaded forms used. Plating shortening onto a dry carrier may alter its functional properties and, thus, affect the finished product. Dry, beaded shortening might not provide the wide range of performance options available in regular shortenings. When formulating, compensate for this by either using samples of beaded shortening in the laboratory, or plating the shortening onto the flour prior to test-baking.