Regardless of the number of functions performed by egg proteins in
improving cakes’ organoleptic quality, the current trend is to reduce the
egg content or to replace eggs in these products in order to diminish the
total production cost and also satisfy consumers with specific dietary
restrictions or needs (people with high cholesterol or of various religious
beliefs, vegetarians, etc.). However, partial or total egg replacement
can lead to unfavourable consequences regarding cake flavour,
volume and texture. To achieve an acceptable quality, substantial modifications
of the recipe, i.e. use of either proteins from different sources
or additives, is required. To this direction, satisfactory results have
been obtained by using bovine blood plasma to replace whole egg or
egg whites at various levels