How is the effect of wheat flour milling technology on flour color?
The products which are made from wheat flour are the most common food in northern of China. Sometimes you will find that the steamed bread will turn dark brown after repeated steaming, and the noodles will turn brown after they are made. Why do these phenomena occur in these products? Wheat flour for different kind of food (1) Quality of wheat. According to its seed coat color,raw wheat can be divided into red wheat, white wheat and mixed wheat. The content of pigments in red wheat bark was the highest, while that in white wheat was the lowest. When we do the wheat milling, a small part of the bran is always mixed into the wheat flour, which affects the flour color, so the quantity of bran and the color of wheat husk have a direct impact on the color of the flour. When the flour is processed with the dark wheat, the bran can be clearly displayed, especially the flour with higher flour rate; the flour processed with light color wheat is relatively white. In order to improve the ...