New Utilizations of Buckwheat Beans Expanded in Sugar Products Industry

Abstract

This paper aims to present the researches carried on the buckwheat (Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib., sin.Fagopyrum esculentum Monich. Based on the nutritional value relatively close to the other cereal beans used in man`s nourishment, the buckwheat grains are on the future raw materials for the production of expanded cereals in the food industry.
 The research has been performed on the buckwheat of local population, of the crop of the year 2001 by achieving the most adequate physical parameters for expanding: roasting time (factor A), steam pressure (factor B) and steam impregnation time (factor C).
 For the assessment of the factors influence throughout several graduations, we have used the EVOP statistical processing method and variance method. The best outcomes whereby the grain volume has increased by 10,25 times, have been obtained when combining the factors: A = 12 min., B = 10 atm., C = 3 min.