Question

Arrange the steps of modern wheat milling
A. Cleaning to remove various type of impurities
B. Separation of the endosperms from the bran and germ
C. Dry scouting
D. Conditioning
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• A. A, D, C, B
• B. A, C, D, B
• C. A, B, D, C
• D. C, B, D, A

Hint:

Think of milling like preparing a fruit. First you Clean it (A, C), then you prepare it for peeling by Tempering it (D), and finally you do the Peeling and Grinding (B).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Describe the wheat milling process.The objective is to extract the starchy endosperm from the bran and germ, reducing it to flour. Key stages include grain cleaning, tempering, grinding (breaking), and sifting.
Step 2: Sequence the milling steps logically.

A. Cleaning: Initial stage to remove impurities like stones, dust, seeds, and metal.
C. Dry scouring: A cleaning subprocess involving abrasion of the wheat kernel's surface to eliminate dust and outer bran layers; follows general cleaning.
D. Conditioning (or Tempering): Post-cleaning, wheat is hydrated and rested to toughen the bran for easier separation and soften the endosperm for grinding.
B. Endosperm Separation: The central milling/grinding process; cleaned and conditioned wheat is processed by break rolls to open the kernel, followed by sifting to separate components.\end{itemize}The correct order is A \(\rightarrow\) C \(\rightarrow\) D \(\rightarrow\) B, corresponding to option (2).