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Wet-milling

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Description

Technical

Wet-milling is a process in which feed material is steeped in water, with or without sulfur dioxide, to soften the seed kernel in order to help separate the kernel's various components. For example, wet-milling plants can separate a 56-pound bushel of corn into more than 31 pounds of cornstarch, 15 pounds of corn gluten meal for use in animal feed, and nearly 2 pounds of corn oil.

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Research Evidence

What science says

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Red bean (Phaseolus radiatus var. aurea) starch was isolated by a wet‐milling process and steeping in 0.1% sodium hydroxide which gave the best starch purity.

wet-milling process and steeping in 0.1% sodium hydroxide gave the best starch purity

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Wet‐milling of hydrated meal improved viscosity and functionality

wet-milling improves paste viscosity and functionality

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A 100-g laboratory corn wet-milling procedure was developed in order to reduce sample size and labor time requirements for determining the milling characteristics of corn samples.

100-g laboratory corn wet-milling procedure reduces sample size and labor time requirements

A 100-g laboratory corn wet-milling procedure.1996
technique parameter

The procedure gives starch yields statistically similar to those of a 1-kg laboratory procedure with a standard deviation in replicates of 0.36% when the replicates were performed weekly during the course of a year.

100-g laboratory corn wet-milling procedure gives starch yields statistically similar to those of a 1-kg laboratory procedure

A 100-g laboratory corn wet-milling procedure.1996
technique parameter

In a properly equipped laboratory, the procedure can be performed at the rate of 40 samples per week using three trained personnel.

100-g laboratory corn wet-milling procedure can be performed at the rate of 40 samples per week

A 100-g laboratory corn wet-milling procedure.1996

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