Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
page 69 of 160 (43%)
page 69 of 160 (43%)
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Bushel. Per cent.
Flour. 44 73.3 Middlings. 4 6.7 Shipstuff. 2 3.3 Bran. 10 16.7 -- ----- Total. 60 100.0 These data furnish us a means of estimating the amount of the different ingredients removed in the various products in one bushel of wheat with the foregoing component parts. FLOUR. The analysis of the flour shows us that the 44 lb. obtained from the one bushel of grain would contain the following ingredients: Lb. per Bushel of Wheat. Water. 5.834 Ash. 0.167 Albuminoids. 4.620 Woody fiber. 0.532 Carbo-hydrates (starchy matters). 33.391 Fat. 0.453 WHEAT MIDDLINGS. |
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