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Food Standards Agency Codes

Entry: Puffing / expanding

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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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Hierarchy Master Broader Physico-chemical modification Narrower
Hierarchy Process Broader Physico-chemical modification Narrower
Hierarchy treatment modifying structure or nature Broader Physico-chemical modification Narrower

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broader Physico-chemical modification
broader_process Physico-chemical modification
broader_treat Physico-chemical modification
commonName Puffing | Expanding
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_master Z0001.0006.0002.0009.0009
hierarchyCode_process Z0009.0009
hierarchyCode_treat Z0004.0009
in scheme Food type Identifiers | Treatment-modifying-structure-or-nature | Process
langualCode H0268
lastVersion 01.01.044
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
validFrom 1 Jan 2010 00:00:00.000