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Entry: Puffing / expanding

URI:
http://data.food.gov.uk/codes/foodtype/id/A07LL
Notation:
A07LL

Treating under high pressure with steam (refers to grains). When the containment vessel's seal is suddenly broken, the entrained steam then flashes and bloats the endosperm of the kernel, increasing its volume to many times its original size.

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broader_treat Physico-chemical modification
definition Treating under high pressure with steam (refers to grains). When the containment vessel's seal is suddenly broken, the entrained steam then flashes and bloats the endosperm of the kernel, increasing its volume to many times its original size.
hierarchyCode_treat Z0004.0009
in scheme Treatment-modifying-structure-or-nature
notation A07LL
pref label Puffing / expanding
scope note Treating under high pressure with steam (refers to grains). When the containment vessel's seal is suddenly broken, the entrained steam then flashes and bloats the endosperm of the kernel, increasing its volume to many times its original size.
state Facets
termType Core term
type Food-type | Concept