Different “croissant-type”
formulations without sweeteners or containing, as alternatives, sucrose, fructose, or sucralose were
investigated. The structure of the doughs was evaluated by means of different techniques able to describe
the intrinsic properties of the material and to predict its behavior in a real process. Both empirical
(farinographic test, dynamometric measurements) and fundamental rheological tests (dynamic oscillatory
measurements) were performed.