Miller Magazine Issue 110 / February 2019

62 MILLER / FEBRUARY 2019 “Milling flour is a complex process. It continues to evolve despite the fact that it is one of humanities’ most ancient endeavors. There are many recent developments and useful tools that help millers optimize grain purchasing, milling, and ensure that their customers receive a flour of consistent quality capable of making good finished products.” What is perfect flour? It depends. When it comes to defining flour quality, there is no single set of quality characteristics that meet all needs for all end products for whi- ch flour is an important ingredient. Flour is both a functional and nutritional ingre- dient. The necessary flour characteristics and performance are dictated by the in- tended end-use. It is therefore critical that flour millers measure both sets of traits to make certain the flour will perform its in- tended function. Perten Instruments: Specialists in quality control of grain, flour, food and feed!