Cereal School 101

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Cereal School 101
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How to Make Cereal

• 1. Get some grain and get it ready
• 2. Cook the grain
• 3. Form the cooked dough
• 4. Puff and/or toast the pieces
• 5. Apply some finishing touches

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1. Get Some Grain...

• Our major raw material is grains.
• Grains are seeds.

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1. Get Some Grain...

• Our major raw material is grains.
• Grains are seeds.

and Get It Ready

• We need to do something to the grain seed so we
  can get at the starch inside.
• We cut, roll or grind the grain seeds.

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2. Cook the Grain
PREPARED GRAIN
heat water shear
COOKED DOUGH

• begins flavor development
• affects texture

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3. Form the Cooked Dough
COOKED DOUGH
Mechanical Force
FORMED PIECE

• defines shape appearance
• affects texture

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3. Form the Cooked Dough

• GMI Forming Platforms
• FLAKING
• EXTRUDING
• SHEETING

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4. Puff and/or Toast the Pieces
FORMED PIECE
heat and pressure
PUFFED/TOASTED PIECE
finished texture, flavor and color
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4. Puff and/or Toast the Pieces

• GMI Platforms
• TOASTING
• PUFFING

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5. Apply Some Finishing Touches

• Maybe add a coating.
• Dry it to make it stable
• Maybe put something with it.
• Put it in a package.