AUTHENTIC WHEAT GRAIN IS THE RAW MATERIAL FOR MODERN CEREAL PRODUCTS

Abstract

Wheat grain is one of the eight traditional crops that needs to be reviewed in terms of its processing, product range, and quality properties of the end products. Considering the Rules of management and organization at grain factories, it can be noted that the recommended raw material for the production of grain products is durum wheat, the processing of which allows obtaining the main assortment of wheat:groats "Poltavski" and "Artek". Today, durum wheat in our country are grown in a small amount compared to soft wheat, which is widely used in flour milling, therefore enterprises of the cereal industry in such conditions must either import significant volumes of durum wheat or use soft wheat as an alternative option, but taking into account the peculiarities of the produced groats and the technological process, which is built for a stronger grain, the processing of soft wheat in such conditions and the production of crushed groats "Poltavski" and "Artek" from it cannot be considered effective. A key factor in the efficiency of soft wheat processing in groats production is also the difference in the chemical composition of two types of wheat, in which soft wheat has, for example, a lower mass fraction of protein compared to durum wheat, which does not allow production from soft wheat modern products of healthy and complete nutrition, the demand for which is only growing every year in the World and Ukraine. Emmer is one of the oldest cereal crops that mankind used for food and fodder needs. Cultivation of emmer began approximately 10,000-8,000 BC on the territories of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria, Ethiopia, as well as other countries of Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. On the territory of Ukraine, emmer was grown 5-6 thousand years BC. When processing emmer into groats, the total yield of end whole groats can be obtained at the level of traditional cereals from hulled cultures - up to 70%, and flakes in relation to unprocessed grain 60-65%. That is, it will not be possible to significantly increase the yield of finished products during the processing of emmer, and this is primarily explained by the filminess of this culture, but if compare the quality of the obtained products, the advantage is clearly for products from emmer, which is already a proven fact, for example in the countries of the European Union where the demand for products made from "original" hulled wheat, including emmer, is increasing every year. Our country has all the necessary conditions for the development of this culture and increasing the volume of its cultivation and processing into food products, which in turn can increase the export potential of our country not only in the form of raw materials, but also products from it.