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Falling number in the grading of wheat

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By Sierk Ybema, Sierk Ybema Grain
| Retail Brief Africa
South Africa was one of the first countries to introduce a falling number as a grading factor for wheat. There was a great deal of negativity following the introduction of falling number. For the processing industry, it made perfect sense. A low falling number has a detrimental effect on bread quality as large bubbles are formed during the baking process, thus undermining the structure of the bread and discolouring it.
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