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WHEAT FIRST BREAK [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
- Breadmaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- first-break flour
1, record 1, English, first%2Dbreak%20flour
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The wheat is directed between the first "break" or set of rolls and is partially torn open. There is little actual grinding at this stage. The "chop", the resulting product leaving the rolls, is sieved, and three main separations are made : some of the endosperm, reduced to flour called "first break flour"; a fair amount of the coarse nodules of floury substances from the endosperm, called semolina; and relatively large pieces of the grain with much of the endosperm still adhering to the branny outsides. 1, record 1, English, - first%2Dbreak%20flour
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
- Boulangerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- farine de premier jet
1, record 1, French, farine%20de%20premier%20jet
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sur blé 1, record 1, French, sur%20bl%C3%A9
correct
- farine de premier passage 2, record 1, French, farine%20de%20premier%20passage
correct
- farine de première passe 2, record 1, French, farine%20de%20premi%C3%A8re%20passe
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La farine séparée par le premier blutage porte le nom de "farine de premier jet" ou "sur blé", le reste s'appelle les "gruaux", qui repassent à plusieurs reprises entre les cylindres, de plus en plus rapprochés. Ce blutage élimine du produit final le germe, ou embryon, le son proprement dit, ainsi que la couche des cellules à aleurone. 1, record 1, French, - farine%20de%20premier%20jet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
- Agricultural Economics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flour yield
1, record 2, English, flour%20yield
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- extraction rate 2, record 2, English, extraction%20rate
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount, expressed as a percentage, of flour obtained by a particular mill and milling method. 3, record 2, English, - flour%20yield
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flour yield can be calculated as a percentage of clean tempered wheat fed to the first break rolls :... This yield value is very important to the miller since it tells him precisely how the mill is performing, and whether any corrections are required. 1, record 2, English, - flour%20yield
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flour yield: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission. 3, record 2, English, - flour%20yield
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
- Économie agricole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rendement en farine
1, record 2, French, rendement%20en%20farine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- taux d'extraction 2, record 2, French, taux%20d%27extraction
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité de farine, en pourcentage, obtenue par une méthode de mouture et un moulin particuliers. 3, record 2, French, - rendement%20en%20farine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut aussi calculer le rendement en farine à partir du blé conditionné propre, envoyé sur le premier broyeur : [...] Ce chiffre est très important pour le minotier parce qu'il le renseigne de façon précise sur le rendement de son moulin et sur les correctifs à apporter, s'il y a lieu. 1, record 2, French, - rendement%20en%20farine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rendement en farine : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains. 3, record 2, French, - rendement%20en%20farine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Molinería y cereales
- Economía agrícola
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- grado de extracción
1, record 2, Spanish, grado%20de%20extracci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- tasa de extracción 2, record 2, Spanish, tasa%20de%20extracci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proporción de harina obtenida a partir de 100 partes de grano entero debido a la eliminación de cubiertas de salvado. 1, record 2, Spanish, - grado%20de%20extracci%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El 100 por 100 de extracción corresponde a una harina integral y el 70-74 por 100 a una harina blanca comercial [...]. En la harina de menor grado de extracción hay menos proteínas, grasa, ceniza, fibra, vitaminas y minerales y más carbohidratos digeribles (principalmente almidón). 1, record 2, Spanish, - grado%20de%20extracci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- milling
1, record 3, English, milling
correct, generic
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- flour milling 2, record 3, English, flour%20milling
correct, generic
- flour-milling 3, record 3, English, flour%2Dmilling
correct, generic
- grinding 4, record 3, English, grinding
generic
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The clean tempered wheat is conveyed in a continuous stream to the first pair of break rolls and the process of separating the floury endosperm from the outer layers of bran begins. The aim in milling is to break open the grain, scrape off as much endosperm from the bran skins as possible and gradually grind(reduce) the practically pure endosperm into flour. 5, record 3, English, - milling
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
of cereals and other grains 6, record 3, English, - milling
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mouture
1, record 3, French, mouture
correct, see observation, feminine noun, specific
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- usinage 2, record 3, French, usinage
correct, see observation, feminine noun, specific
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le but à atteindre par la mouture est l'obtention, sous forme de farine, du maximum de l'amande farineuse présente dans le grain. [...] La mouture est rendue possible, après préparation du blé, par la différence de dureté entre l'amande plus friable, qui se réduit en fines particules et les enveloppes, plus souples, plus plastiques, qui restent en plaques sous forme de sons. 3, record 3, French, - mouture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas du riz, on parle plutôt d'usinage. 2, record 3, French, - mouture
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Molinería y cereales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- molienda
1, record 3, Spanish, molienda
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trituración de un producto o material hasta alcanzar tamaños de partícula muy reducidos. 2, record 3, Spanish, - molienda
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-07-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
- Grain Growing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- weight of clean tempered wheat
1, record 4, English, weight%20of%20clean%20tempered%20wheat
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flour yield can be calculated as a percentage of clean tempered wheat fed to the first break rolls :(...) This yield value is very important to the miller since it tells him precisely how the mill is performing, and whether any corrections are required. Provided a mill has flour scales(to weigh the finished product) and a wheat scale, the clean tempered wheat yield can be calculated at regular intervals. Most millers keep a close watch on this yield to check if the yield of flour is consistent with a given supply of wheat to the first break rolls. 1, record 4, English, - weight%20of%20clean%20tempered%20wheat
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The two most important ways of expressing yield are those based on raw wheat and clean tempered wheat. The first is required to check the cost relationship between raw materials and finished product; the second is used to check the efficiency of the milling process. 1, record 4, English, - weight%20of%20clean%20tempered%20wheat
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
- Culture des céréales
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- poids du blé conditionné propre
1, record 4, French, poids%20du%20bl%C3%A9%20conditionn%C3%A9%20propre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut aussi calculer le rendement en farine à partir du blé conditionné propre, envoyé sur le premier broyeur : [...] Ce chiffre est très important pour le minotier parce qu'il le renseigne de façon précise sur le rendement de son moulin et sur les correctifs à apporter, s'il y a lieu. Pourvu que l'installation dispose de bascules à farine (pour peser le produit fini) et d'une bascule à blé, on peut calculer le rendement d'un blé conditionné propre à intervalles réguliers. La plupart des minotiers surveillent étroitement les résultats pour vérifier si le rendement en farine correspond à la quantité de blé passant dans le premier broyeur. 1, record 4, French, - poids%20du%20bl%C3%A9%20conditionn%C3%A9%20propre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les deux méthodes les plus importantes pour exprimer le rendement sont celles qui reposent sur le blé brut et sur le blé conditionné propre. La première est nécessaire pour vérifier le rapport entre le prix de la matière première et le prix de revient du produit fini. La deuxième sert à vérifier le rendement de l'opération de mouture. 1, record 4, French, - poids%20du%20bl%C3%A9%20conditionn%C3%A9%20propre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-07-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
- Grain Growing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- clean tempered wheat
1, record 5, English, clean%20tempered%20wheat
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flour yield can be calculated as a percentage of clean tempered wheat fed to the first break rolls :(...) This yield value is very important to the miller since it tells him precisely how the mill is performing, and whether any corrections are required. Provided a mill has flour scales(to weigh the finished product) and a wheat scale, the clean tempered wheat yield can be calculated at regular intervals. Most millers keep a close watch on this yield to check if the yield of flour is consistent with a given supply of wheat to the first break rolls. 1, record 5, English, - clean%20tempered%20wheat
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The two most important ways of expressing yield are those based on raw wheat and clean tempered wheat. The first is required to check the cost relationship between raw materials and finished product; the second is used to check the efficiency of the milling process. 1, record 5, English, - clean%20tempered%20wheat
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
- Culture des céréales
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- blé conditionné propre
1, record 5, French, bl%C3%A9%20conditionn%C3%A9%20propre
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut aussi calculer le rendement en farine à partir du blé conditionné propre, envoyé sur le premier broyeur : [...] Ce chiffre est très important pour le minotier parce qu'il le renseigne de façon précise sur le rendement de son moulin et sur les correctifs à apporter, s'il y a lieu. Pourvu que l'installation dispose de bascules à farine (pour peser le produit fini) et d'une bascule à blé, on peut calculer le rendement d'un blé conditionné propre à intervalles réguliers. La plupart des minotiers surveillent étroitement les résultats pour vérifier si le rendement en farine correspond à la quantité de blé passant dans le premier broyeur. 1, record 5, French, - bl%C3%A9%20conditionn%C3%A9%20propre
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les deux méthodes les plus importantes pour exprimer le rendement sont celles qui reposent sur le blé brut et sur le blé conditionné propre. La première est nécessaire pour vérifier le rapport entre le prix de la matière première et le prix de revient du produit fini. La deuxième sert à vérifier le rendement de l'opération de mouture. 1, record 5, French, - bl%C3%A9%20conditionn%C3%A9%20propre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-07-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Grain Growing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- corrugated
1, record 6, English, corrugated
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The surface of the grinding rolls may be either corrugated or smooth. Break rolls are always corrugated with the grooves running in a spiral along the length of the roll. When the rolls are turning, the corrugations cross each other and this imparts a cutting and shearing action to the material between them. The slower roll tends to hold the stock(whole or partly broken kernels), while the faster roll scrapes endosperm from it. The number of corrugations increases with successive breaking stages. The rolls used for breaking the wheat, that is the first break rolls, have 4 to 5 corrugations per centimetre of roll circumference whereas the last break passage may be 11 to 12 corrugations per centimetre. 1, record 6, English, - corrugated
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
- Techniques industrielles
- Culture des céréales
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cannelée
1, record 6, French, cannel%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les surfaces des cylindres de broyage peuvent être cannelées ou lisses. Les cylindres de broyage sont toujours munis de cannelures décrivant une spirale sur toute la longueur du cylindre. Pendant la rotation des cylindres, les cannelures d'entrecroisent, produisant ainsi sur la mouture qui les traverse une action de cisaillement. Le cylindre le plus lent tend à retenir la mouture (grains entiers ou partiellement brisés), tandis que le cylindre le plus rapide en détache l'albumen. Le nombre de cannelures des cylindres augmente à chaque stade de broyage successif; les cylindres servant à broyer le blé, c'est-à-dire les premiers cylindres, possèdent 4 à 5 cannelures par cm de circonférence, tandis que les derniers peuvent en avoir de 11 à 12 par cm. 1, record 6, French, - cannel%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-09-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Grain Growing
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- wheat to first break
1, record 7, English, wheat%20to%20first%20break
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most mills are equipped with a scale to weigh the stream of wheat, and a meter to regulate the amount of moisture added. Moisture tests on raw wheat, clean tempered wheat and wheat fed to the first break rolls should be made every four hours while the mill is running. Regularity in moisture content of wheat fed to the mill is essential for optimum milling results and control of moisture to the level specified in the finished products. 1, record 7, English, - wheat%20to%20first%20break
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wheat milling [control sample]. 2, record 7, English, - wheat%20to%20first%20break
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Culture des céréales
- Techniques industrielles
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- blé alimentant le premier broyeur
1, record 7, French, bl%C3%A9%20alimentant%20le%20premier%20broyeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des meuneries sont équipées de bascules à pesée continue et d'un compteur pour régulariser la quantité d'eau à ajouter. On doit effectuer toutes les quatre heures des tests d'humidité sur le blé brut, sur le blé conditionné propre et sur le blé alimentant le premier broyeur pendant que le moulin est en marche. Le blé alimentant le moulin doit avoir un degré d'humidité uniforme pour le rendement de l'opération de mouture et pour le maintien du degré d'humidité exigé des produits finis. 1, record 7, French, - bl%C3%A9%20alimentant%20le%20premier%20broyeur
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La mouture du blé [échantillonnage]. 2, record 7, French, - bl%C3%A9%20alimentant%20le%20premier%20broyeur
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1979-03-30
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- break roll
1, record 8, English, break%20roll
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- break rollermill 2, record 8, English, break%20rollermill
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The cleaned and tempered wheat is now subjected to a series of grinding operations, of which the first five or six sets of rolls exert a crushing and shearing action. Known as the break system and designed primarily to bring about a far-reaching separation of the tough bran from the friable endosperm, this part of the grinding process is carried out on corrugated iron rolls, called break rolls, which revolve in opposite directions at different speeds. Each successive set of rolls takes the stock from the preceding one, after proper separation, so that they operate serially rather than in parallel. Proceeding from the first to the fifth or sixth break, the corrugations on the rolls become finer and the setting of the rolls progressively closer. 1, record 8, English, - break%20roll
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "break roll" is used to designate a "break rollermill" itself and the plural often designates an entire group of break rollermills. This is due to the fact that the heart of any rollermill is one or more pairs of cast-iron rolls. 3, record 8, English, - break%20roll
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- broyeur à cylindres
1, record 8, French, broyeur%20%C3%A0%20cylindres
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- broyeur 1, record 8, French, broyeur
correct
- appareil à cylindres du broyage 2, record 8, French, appareil%20%C3%A0%20cylindres%20du%20broyage
- cylindres de broyage 3, record 8, French, cylindres%20de%20broyage
see observation, plural
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mouture a pour but de séparer, sans l'altérer, la farine (constituée de l'amande pulvérisée) des issues, formées par les enveloppes du grain. Les premiers moulins étaient équipés de meules horizontales entre lesquelles les grains étaient laminés. Actuellement, on utilise des broyeurs à cylindres. Les grains de blé sont envoyés dans plusieurs broyeurs successifs, dont les cylindres sont cannelés de plus en plus finement et sont de plus en plus rapprochés. A la sortie de ces appareils, on obtient un mélange de farine, de semoules et de son (boulange), que l'on blute. 1, record 8, French, - broyeur%20%C3%A0%20cylindres
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«cylindres de broyage» : On emploie le terme "cylindre de broyage" pour désigner un broyeur (la machine elle-même) ou un ensemble de broyeurs dans une minoterie. Cela vient du fait que le broyeur est constitué de paires de cylindres cannelés. Ce terme est toujours utilisé au pluriel. 4, record 8, French, - broyeur%20%C3%A0%20cylindres
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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