WHEAT FLOUR
The wheat flour is one of the most popular used for baking. It can be of various grinding: coarse-granular flour, whole meal flour, the flour of third, second, first grade flour. The coarser grinding is, the less bran it can be sifted through a sieve and the more nutritious it is.
The first grade flour is perfect for non-pone baking: bread, pies, cookies, and pancakes, cakes and soon. The flour of this grade in contrast to the flour of premium grade has significantly more gluten. Baking made from it hardens slowly, has a flat shape, high volume and a pleasant taste.
The main quality indicators of first grade wheat flour are presented below.
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Type of flour |
First grade wheat flour |
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Color |
White |
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Taste |
Incident to the wheat flour |
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Smell |
typical |
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Moisture, % |
14,4 |
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Ash content, % |
0,52 |
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Whiteness |
60-62 |
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Wet gluten, (according to DSTU) |
26 |
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Gluten strain gage (quality) |
60-45 |
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Fallen number, sec. |
340 |