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US 7,419,694 B2Granted
Process for producing an ultrafine-milled whole-grain wheat flour and products thereof
AssigneeConagra Foods Food Ingredients Company, Inc.
InventorTheodore Korolchuk
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Abstract
A process for producing an ultrafine-milled whole-grain wheat flour which has the full nutritional value of wheat kernels, while retaining the texture of refined wheat flour and an appearance similar to refined wheat flour, and the products which can be made from the ultrafine-milled whole-grain wheat flour. The process can be used for producing an ultrafine-milled coarse fraction. Further, using the process with a variety of other grains is discussed.
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A continuous flow grain milling process for producing ultrafine-milled whole-grain wheat flour comprising the steps of:
- (a) offering a quantity of cleaned and tempered wheat kernels;
- (b) milling the wheat kernels into a fine fraction, consisting essentially of endosperm, and a coarse fraction comprising bran and germ;
- (c) separating the fine fraction and the coarse fraction;
- (d) separately milling the fine fraction to form a milled fine fraction;
- (e) separately milling the coarse fraction in a gap mill having a conical rotor to form a milled coarse fraction and
- (f) combining a portion of the milled coarse fraction with a portion of the milled fine fraction such that the combination has a particle size distribution where greater than 98% passes through a U.S. 70 wire screen and contains at least substantially all bran and germ as in the cleaned and tempered intact wheat kernels.
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