FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (10): 357-360.

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Effect of Wheat Moistening Conditions on Growth of Surface Mould of Wheat

 GU  Shu-Qin, GAO  Chun-Na, LU  Da-Xin   

  1. 1.College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science,Shaanxi Normal University,Xi’an 710062,China; 2.Department of Food Science,Beijing University of Agriculture,Beijing 102206,China
  • Online:2008-10-15 Published:2011-12-08

Abstract: The effects of quality of wheat,temperature of wheat moistening and moisture content of wheat on the growth of surface mould of wheat were studied. The results showed that the quality of wheat takes the most significant effect on the growth of surface mould,followed by the temperature of wheat moistening and the moisture content of wheat in turn.

Key words: wheat, separation, temperature of wheat moistening, moisture content of wheat, mould