puffed cereal
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Puffed cereals are a type of breakfast cereal made by exploding cooked grains, such as wheat or rice, from a pressure chamber. This process causes the grain to expand to several times its original size. Early in the 20th century, patents were issued for puffed wheat and rice, and puffed oats and corn are now also produced. The method involves heating the cereal in a pressure chamber and then rapidly releasing the pressure, causing the water vapor to expand and puff the grains. The final product is toasted for crispness.12
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breakfast cereal…into flakes between cooled rollers; puffed, made by exploding cooked wheat or rice from a pressure chamber, thus expanding the grain to several times its original size; shredded, made from pressure-cooked wheat that is squeezed into strands by heavy rollers, then cut into biscuits and dried; and granular, made by…
Read More…into flakes between cooled rollers; puffed, made by exploding cooked wheat or rice from a pressure chamber, thus expanding the grain to several times its original size; shredded, made from pressure-cooked wheat that is squeezed into strands by heavy rollers, then cut into biscuits and dried; and granular, made by…
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cereal processingPuffed cerealsEarly in the 20th century an American patent was taken out for the preparation of puffed wheat and rice. Puffed oats and corn are now also produced. The principle of the puffing process is heating the cereal, and sometimes other vegetable products, in…
Read MoreEarly in the 20th century an American patent was taken out for the preparation of puffed wheat and rice. Puffed oats and corn are now also produced. The principle of the puffing process is heating the cereal, and sometimes other vegetable products, in…
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