| Wheat
is the most important and widely cultivated of the word's main
cereal crops. it is grown in every climate from the Arctic Cold
to the extreme heat . It is therefore obvious that different
varieties of wheat, grown under so many differing climates and
conditions, will greatly vary in appearance and in
characteristics. In general
terms wheat may be termed as "red" or "white" according to the
color of the outer skin of the grain (bran). In characteristics
the wheat may be regarded as hard or soft, "strong" or "weak"
and to the miller and baker its most important qualities are its
strength, color, flavor, and of course, the amount of flour it
will yield.
In order to produce flour with
the all important qualities of strength, color and flavor it is
important that the miller should blend various categories of
wheat in the correct proportions. In this blending he must
consider such items as cost of wheat and the requirements of his
customers which can very according to local area and taste.
Having mentioned the raw
mentioned the raw material we can now turn to the actual process
of making flour. Basically, the Flour Milling process can be
divided into four main stages:
1. Reception and strong
of wheat.
2. Cleaning and
preparing wheat for Milling.
3. Milling the Wheat.
4. Packing and storage,
etc., of the finished products. |
