GIFSQ Tools · Module 06 — Bakery, Pasta, Breakfast Cereals & Snacks · Tool 107 of 500
Plan a proofer load: how many loaves fit, how much dough one full load needs, and how many full loads your dough will fill.
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Loaves per full load
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Dough per full load (kg)
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Full loads possible
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Dough left over (kg)
Equation: Loaves per full load = trays × loaves per tray. Dough per full load (kg) = loaves × loaf weight (g) ÷ 1000. Full loads = dough available ÷ dough per load, rounded down. Dough left over = dough available − full loads × dough per load.
Method: Bakery production planning arithmetic. Proofing capacity is counted in trays and pieces; dough is counted by weight.
Assumptions: every tray holds the same number of loaves and every loaf is the same dough-piece weight; proofing time is the same for every load.
Limitations: the planner counts pieces, not proofing time — a full proofer still needs its full proof time, and different products proof at different rates.
Rounding: loaves and loads are whole numbers; dough weights to 2 decimal places; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: Bakery production planning arithmetic. Proofing capacity is counted in trays and pieces; dough is counted by weight.
Assumptions: every tray holds the same number of loaves and every loaf is the same dough-piece weight; proofing time is the same for every load.
Limitations: the planner counts pieces, not proofing time — a full proofer still needs its full proof time, and different products proof at different rates.
Rounding: loaves and loads are whole numbers; dough weights to 2 decimal places; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: 10 trays × 6 loaves of 500 g, with 100 kg dough. A full load is 60 loaves needing 30.00 kg; the dough fills 3 full loads with 10.00 kg left over.
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Plan proofing in whole loads: a part load proofs at the same time as a full one, so group the leftover dough with the next batch where possible. Tool 107 of 500 — GIFSQ
