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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Hajime Akashi, Ohi-machi, JP;
Miwa Takahashi, Ohi-machi, JP;
Yasuhiro Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Mizukami, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Kamada, Tokyo, JP;
Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of assessing suitability of wheat or wheat flour for producing noodles, wherein starch contained in the wheat or wheat flour is analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry for its thermal characteristics and assessment is carried out based on the results of the analysis; wheat flour which is suitable for preparing noodles, wherein the wheat flour is prepared from wheat containing starch having an endothermic enthalpy (.DELTA.H) of 0.3 J/g of dry matter or less at a thermal change onset temperature (To) of 80.degree. C. or higher when the starch is analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry in the presence of added water; and use of the wheat or wheat flour for preparing noodles.