Cereals Flashcards

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What are cereals

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A grain or seed such a s corn or wheat that is used in forms such as grains or flour

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2
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What are staple foods

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The main part of the meal that provide nutrients from the basis of a traditional diet.

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3
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Examples of staple foods

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Pasta , bread, rice, potatoes, lentils , corn,

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4
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Nutrition value of cereals

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Starchy carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, and dietary fibre

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5
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Wheat can produce

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Flour, biscuits, cakes, pasta

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6
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Facts on wheat

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Most common in the uk, growna in many different solis

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7
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Structure of wheat

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Endosperm,bran, germ

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8
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What is the endosperm in wheat

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The main part that contains starch and proteins

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9
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Bran in wheat

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The layer that covers the grain full of dietary fibre

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10
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Germ in wheat

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The embryo of the plant that source of fat and vitamins B

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11
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Process of milling

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Check quality, cleaning( taking out sticks and non what) ,grinding, sifting,quality standard
Check.

Grinding , sifting, separating, regrinding

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12
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After milling

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The flour must the be sifting, separated regrinding made with nutrients, to make into different flours. Such as bleach.

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13
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Types of wheat flour

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Whole meal ( nothing is added or taken)brown 85% original grain but germ removed) white (10-72% grain germ removed and most of bran)

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14
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Iron and calcium absorption in whole meal flour

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Physics acid in wheat bran can limit ( the question) but can reduce cancers

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15
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What is the process to get flour from wheat

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Primary processing

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16
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White flour made

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Small amounts of bleaching agents, oxidising agents,and nutrients calcium, iron , b vitamin

17
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Fortification

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When nutrients have to be added legally required

18
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How is self raising flour made

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White flour and baking powder or raising agent.

19
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Stoneground flour

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Traditional way of grinding between 2 stones

20
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What is strong flour used for

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High protein content,
Bread making
Choux pastry

21
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What is cake or sauce flour

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Flour that has been made to produce the best result when making cakes and sauces

22
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What is gluten free flour

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Free from wheat, barley, oats. A mixture of rice, tapioca and maize

Symbol Is a wheat with a crossed. Crossed grain.

23
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Secondary processes of wheat

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Used to make food from flour. Cakes, pizza, noodles

24
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How is gluten produced

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Flour and water is added and the two proteins gliadins and glutenins mix. Gluten stretches the more it is kneaded/ worked

25
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Coagulation

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Heat causes the protein present to set

26
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Retrogradation

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Freezing or chilling products with wheat flour can weep when they defrost. As the moisture escapes

27
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Where is rice a staple food

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China and 90% of Asia use rice as a staple

28
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Two types of rice

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Short grain- plump moist grains that stick together for risotto.
Long grain- light and fluffy don’t stick

29
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Rice products

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Rice flour - macaroons, shortbread…
Rice paper, rice, boil in the bag, frozen, canned

30
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What can be used to test for true … rice

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DNA test can catch frauds and identify the varies of rice.

31
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Other grains

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Sorghum, quinoa, arrowroot, sago, tapioca.