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2000 Milling, Semolina and Pasta Characteristics of Desert Durum® Varieties

ESTABLISHED VARIETIES

 

Duraking

Kofa

Kronos

Mohawk

Ocotillo

Ria1

Tacna

Westbred 881

 

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WHEAT                              
Protein                              

Dry (%)

14.3 15.1 16.0 15.7 15.2 14.7 15.7 15.2 14.9 15.4 14.7

16.6

16.5 15.6 15.7

As Is (%)

13.3 14.1 14.9 14.6 14.1 13.6 14.6 14.2 13.8 14.3 13.7

15.6

15.4 14.5 14.6

(12% mb)

12.6 13.3 14.1 13.8 13.4 12.9 13.8 13.4 13.1 13.6 12.9 14.6 14.5 13.7 13.8

Moisture (%)

6.7 6.8 6.8 6.7 7.0 7.2 6.9 6.3 7.1 7.4 6.9 6.1 6.4 7.0 7.2

1000 Kernel Weight (gr)

41.4 45.8 52.9 54.4 52.8 53.3 49.2 45.7 47.7 48.0 45.5 51.8 50.8 51.3 53.0

Kernel Size Distribution

Large (%)

77 88 94 94 94 96 88 87 89 88 86 94 93 95 95

Medium (%)

22 12 6 6 6 4 12 13 11 12 14 6 7 5 5

Small (%)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MILLING AND SEMOLINA

Total Extraction (%)

71.8 76.0 76.6 75.8 74.7 75.9 76.4 75.5 75.1 77.1 75.8 76.0 74.8

75.1

71.8

Semolina Extraction (%)

61.8 64.5 63.2 63.8 62.3 63.5 61.7 63.1 63.1 64.7 63.2 62.5 63.3 62.4 60.6

Wheat Ash (%)

1.82 1.61 1.87 1.67 1.87 1.70 1.81 1.67 1.93 1.59 1.77 1.78 1.79 1.85 1.68

Semolina Ash (%)

0.82 0.80 0.82 0.76 0.84 0.70 0.88 0.81 0.75 0.78 0.76 0.81 0.81 0.78 0.73

Protein (As-Is % mb)

11.0 12.0 12.9 12.8 12.1 11.9 12.9 11.8 11.8 12.5 11.9 13.5 13.4 12.3 11.9

Falling Number (sec)

464 927 768 1860 643 701 841 1252 562 1200 561 694 1225 641 996

Specks (no/10 sq. in.)

28.7 27.9 29.8 19.0 21.4 29.3 26.6 6.8 26.2 33.0 41.1 33.9 21.3 31.2 24.0

Wet Gluten (%)

31.0 32.0 35.2 33.3 32.8 31.9 35.2 32.4 33.4 34.3 33.2 40.0 28.7 36.5 29.4

Dry Gluten (%)

11.6 11.7 13.1 12.5 11.2 11.8 13.1 12.2 12.4 13.2 12.2 15.0 12.4 13.5 11.5

Alveograph

W

165.7 144.9 290.0 287.2 185.3 180.3 223.5 202.8 133.9 136.4 140.0 200.1 202.4 176.2 165.6

P/L

1.26 1.2 1.47 1.65 1.41 1.67 1.24 1.76 0.72 0.89 1.14 0.97 1.28 0.97 1.07

Color 'b' value

26.0 24.0 26.8 26.1 26.4 25.8 29.7 28.8 25.8 25.1 27.4 27.1 25.6 26.1 23.8

PASTA

Color3

Score

8.2 7.6 9.0 9.0 8.9 9.1 9.1 10.0 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.5 9.6 8.9 8.8

'b' value

38.5 37.4 42.0 43.0 41.4 42.0 42.6 46.8 41.1 39.9 41.0 42.8 42.5 41.0 39.1

Cooked Weight (g)

30.0 29.5 29.6 29.9 29.4 29.9 29.8 30.1 29.6 29.3 29.6 29.4 29.8 29.3 28.0

Cooking Loss (%)

7.5 7.3 7.1 6.7 7.1 7.7 7.2 7.0 7.7 7.2 7.8 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.8

Firmness (gcm)

7.1 6.6 8.4 7.5 7.7 6.7 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.0 7.1 8.9 7.6 8.4 7.1

1 1999 information not available. 2 Limited samples available for analysis; please contact the California Wheat Commission for more information. 3 Pasta and semolina color - Minolta Chromameter Model CR-200. Note: Data represents weighted means calculated to characterize the entire crop of each variety. Weather, soils, and cultural practices can influence the quality of all varieties between years and of particular lots of any one variety. Wheat and semolina protein - Leco Combustion Nitrogen Analyzer Model FP428.