11 Nov Quality Standards of Indian Wheat
भारत में गेहूं के गुणवत्ता मानक। India is the second largest producer of wheat in the world with a production of 92.46 MT in the year 2012-13 . Wheat is the staple food and is one of the main source of calories and protein to most of the Indian population. Three species of wheat namely, T. aestivum (bread wheat), T. durum and T. dicoccum are cultivated in the country The grain structure of these three different wheat types is different and therefore different types of food products are prepared from these wheat types (Table 1). The quality requirement of wheat for different products like chapatti, bread, biscuit and pasta are are also different (Table 2). Quality analysis of wheat is required not only for the selection of product specific varieties, but also to meet the trade requirements of both the domestic and international markets. The demand for the traditional and new convenient processed wheat products is continuously increasing, particularly in economically emerging countries. The growing demands for convenience foods such as ready- to- eat, frozen, microwaveable and instant products has promoted the increase in mechanized food production in larger commercial plants and the increase in wheat products sold in the supermarkets. Industrial food processing requires wheat quality attributes that often cannot be met by...