
DIOSTART® CULTURES
Bakery starter cultures and pre-dough starters
Reliably prepare starters for your breads with our innovative pre-dough starters.
For flavorful bread at every bake
Coperion through its technology brand Diosna offers a comprehensive range of culture starters for the reliable production of flavorful breads.
Our ranges and delivery formats include:
- dry bricks, sourdough starters with long shelf life once refrigerated
- liquid starters, for speed of action
- aroma powders, to create an unmistakable aroma profile
Discover our starter solutions
DIOStart® bricks for wheat, spelt and rye
DIOSNA sourdough starter DIOStart® as brick: Easy to use like block yeast, refrigerated it can be kept for several months. Living cultures, obtained from traditional sourdoughs – from all-rounders to specialists. Whether in one, two or three stages, in the boiler or in the fermenter – our DIOStart® always offer a solution.
Available in the following variations:
- DIOStart® bread fermentation, for reliable preparations.
- DIOStart® Wheat classic, to speed-up acidification and good gas formation.
- DIOStart® Wheat strong, to add character to your bakery products.
- DIOStart® Wheat fruit, to ensuire reliable quality of your sourdough.
- DIOStart® Spelt, for reliable acidification and good gas formation.
- DIOStart® Rye, for quick acidification and good fas formation.

DIOStart® liquid for wheat and rye
DIOSNA sourdough starter DIOStart® in liquid form, in bags, canisters or IBC containers. Just add flour and water to the fermenter and the live cultures are active. Dosed quickly and easily. Of course, it can also be integrated fully automatically and continuously into your processes: in DIOSNA fermenters and mixing pumps.
Available in the following variations:
- DIOStart® wheat classic liquid, for quick acidification and good gas formation.
- DIOStart® wheat fruit liquid, ensures reliable quality of your sour dough.
- DIOStart® wheat fruit liquid, ensures reliable quality of your sourdough.
- DIOStart® rye bread fermentation liquid, the basis of a reliable process.
- DIOStart® spet liquids.

DIOStart® aroma powder for an unmistakable aroma profile
DIOSNA Starter DIOStart® aroma in powder form, natural and organic. Simply add flour, grist or seeds to the DIOSNA aroma cooker with water, start the tempering process and after a short time you will have an incomparable dough ingredient. This is how your special baking experience is created, with an unmistakable aroma profile!

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