Six classes and more than 30,000 varieties of wheat make possible the hundreds of favorite wheat foods enjoyed worldwide. The miller analyzes the wheat, then blends it to meet the requirements of the end use. A blend of soft and hard wheats produces Asian noodles.
Soft wheats produce an array of crackers, cookies, cereals, cakes, pancakes, breading and pastries.
Pets, fish, shrimp and livestock are equally lucky to be guaranteed quality feeds. One edible grain has become meshed with cultures and foods all over the world. This is the story of from wheat to flour. The Seed More than 17,000 years ago, humans gathered the seeds of plants and ate them. More than 8,000 years ago, Swiss lake dwellers ground and mixed early wheat with water, then baked it to make unleavened cakes or bread.