Cereal processing consists basically of mixing cereal flours with water,
followed by heating to various temperatures, cooling, and storing. Consequently,
for the purpose of improving processing, it would be most useful if one could
predict the physical properties of pre- and postprocessed cereal flours when subjected
to varied processing and storage conditions. Part I of this book, which
includes Chapters 1 through 5, focuses on discussions of thermal analysis techniques
to assess the impact of various cereal processing conditions on the physical
properties of cereal flours in high-temperature extrusion, cookie manufacturing,
and baking.