Cereals Flashcards
What are cereals?
The grains of cultivated grasses
What are examples of cereals?
Wheat, rice, corn, rye, barley, oats
What are the three main parts of a cereal grain?
Bran layer, endosperm and germ
What nutrients do the bran layer provide?
Fibre, vitamin B, calcium and iron
What nutrients do the endosperm provide?
Starch, protein, vitamin B
What nutrients do the germ provide?
Protein, fat, vitamins B & E and iron
What are the main components in wheat?
LBV protein, fat, high fibre starchy carbs, vitamins, mineral and water
What’s the process of flour milling?
Cleaning, conditions, blending, break rolling, sifting and purifying, reducing, air classifying, addition of additives and packaging
Name types of flour?
Stoneground, whole grain, brown, white, self-raising, strong flour, gluten free and high-ratio
Whole grain has more … than white
Protein
White flour has no …
Fibre
White flour has no .. so therefore …
No fat so therefore keeps for longer
The more processing…
The softer the texture
Bleaching agents are used to…
Whiten colour
White flour rises better than…
Whole grain
