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YELLOW PIGMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Breadmaking
DEF

The natural yellow pigment in flour is mainly xanthophyll. It detracts from the desirable white colour and is usually bleached by chemicals such as benzoyl peroxide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Boulangerie
DEF

Le pigment jaune naturel de la farine est surtout de nature xanthophylle. Il s'oppose à la coloration blanche qu'on désire d'une farine de blé, et on le supprime généralement à l'aide de produits de blanchiment chimique comme le peroxyde de benzoyle.

Spanish

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