FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the process of breaking down wheat grain to make fl our known as?
A
Oxidation
B
Condensing
C
Extruding
D
Milling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The wheat is grounded by a machine that crushes it into pieces. It is then put through sifters from which the meal obtained is processed further with repeated grinding and sifting. Then, the meal becomes fine flour, wheat germ and wheat bran.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whole-wheat flour is milled by one of two processes: either through an integrated mill where the wheat is ground all together with no separation of material or through reconstitution of the various flour streams formed in typical white flour milling.

Detailed explanation-3: -The break system refers to the first passages in a mill diagram. These passages open wheat kernels and separate the bran from the endosperm. Maximizing the extraction of endosperm from the bran is critical to maximizing flour production.

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