Low moisture milling of wheat for quality testing of wholegrain flour

Andrés F. Doblado-Maldonado, Rolando A. Flores, Devin J. Rose

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to produce wholegrain wheat flour on a laboratory-scale with particle size distributions similar to commercially-milled samples without re-milling the bran. The moisture contents of four hard winter wheat cultivars were adjusted to 7.29-7.98% (by drying), 9.00-10.6% ("as is"), and 15.6% (by tempering) prior to milling into wholegrain flour. The moisture treatments appeared to affect the partitioning of wholegrain flour particles into each of three categories: fine (<600μm), medium (600-849μm) and coarse (≥850μm). When the distributions of particles were grouped into these categories, wholegrain flours made from dried and "as is" wheat fell within the values for commercial wholegrain flours, while that from tempered wheat contained more coarse particles than even the coarsest commercial wholegrain flour. Loaf volumes and crumb firmness were not significantly different between bread made from wholegrain flour that had been produced from dried or "as is" wheat, but loaf volume was significantly lower and bread crumb firmness was significantly higher when wholegrain flour from tempered wheat was used. These results show that wheat may be milled without tempering to produce wholegrain flour with particle size similar to some commercially-milled flours without needing to re-grind the bran.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)420-423
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Cereal Science
Volume58
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013

Keywords

  • Baking
  • Bran
  • Bread
  • Functionality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Food Science
  • Biochemistry

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