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COEXPANSION [1 record]

Record 1 2014-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
CONT

Co-expansion is the process of uniting two unrelated grains in one product. This process involves the use of two extruders that are linked by a common die. With co-expansion you can unite virtually any two grains, creating a wide variety of options in all product categories, for example, wheat and corn snacks, or rice and oat-bran cereal.

Key term(s)
  • coexpansion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

Mise en œuvre du procédé de cuisson-extrusion au cours duquel deux produits d'origine et de couleur différentes sont traités chacun dans deux extrudeurs distincts, mais expansent à la sortie d'une filière unique.

CONT

En co-expansion, la synchronisation des deux extrudeurs doit être finement ajustée.

OBS

Les produits utilisés en co-expansion sont généralement des céréales.

Spanish

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