Cereals

Question 1

What are cereals

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What are staple foods

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Examples of staple foods

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Nutrition value of cereals

Answer 4

Starchy carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, and dietary fibre

Question 5

Wheat can produce

Answer 5

Flour, biscuits, cakes, pasta

Question 6

Facts on wheat

Answer 6

Most common in the uk, growna in many different solis

Question 7

Structure of wheat

Answer 7

Endosperm,bran, germ

Question 8

What is the endosperm in wheat

Answer 8

The main part that contains starch and proteins

Question 9

Bran in wheat

Answer 9

The layer that covers the grain full of dietary fibre

Question 10

Germ in wheat

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Process of milling

Answer 11

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

Grinding , sifting, separating, regrinding

Question 12

After milling

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Types of wheat flour

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Iron and calcium absorption in whole meal flour

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What is the process to get flour from wheat

Answer 15

Primary processing

Question 16

White flour made

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Fortification

Answer 17

When nutrients have to be added legally required

Question 18

How is self raising flour made

Answer 18

White flour and baking powder or raising agent.

Question 19

Stoneground flour

Answer 19

Traditional way of grinding between 2 stones

Question 20

What is strong flour used for

Answer 20

High protein content,
Bread making
Choux pastry

Question 21

What is cake or sauce flour

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What is gluten free flour

Answer 22

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

Symbol Is a wheat with a crossed. Crossed grain.

Question 23

Secondary processes of wheat

Answer 23

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

Question 24

How is gluten produced

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Coagulation

Answer 25

Heat causes the protein present to set

Question 26

Retrogradation

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Where is rice a staple food

Answer 27

China and 90% of Asia use rice as a staple

Question 28

Two types of rice

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Rice products

Answer 29

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

Question 30

What can be used to test for true … rice

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Other grains

Answer 31

Sorghum, quinoa, arrowroot, sago, tapioca.