Improved Preparation of Flour.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 6th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 14th Oct... 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Preparation of Flour.
I, WILLIAM JONES Hurst Mill Kings Norton Worcestershire Miller do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An improvement in the manufacture of wheat flour for bread making purposes
whereby the bread produced from the finest white flour is made to possess all the
digestive and nutritious qualities of the brown or whole meal bread without any of
its detriments, which result is brought about by carefully mixing into the flour
phosphate of magnesia, and sulphate of magnesia, to the extent of 0.25 per cent. or
about 4 ozs. to the 112 lbs. which is about an average quantity found in the wheat
but not in flour owing to the fact that the above named inorganic substances are
found in the tissues of the bran or testa (outer membranes) all of which is removed
during the milling process.
Dated this 10th day of December 1892.
WILLIAM JONES,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Preparation of Flour.
I, WILLIAM JONES, Hurst Mill, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, Miller, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to an improved preparation of wheat flour for bread-making
purposes, and has for its object, the manufacture or preparation of the finest white
wheat flour possessing all the digestive properties of milled flour, with the nutritious
properties generally found in brown or whole meal bread.
Now bread containing bran is rendered much more difficult of digestion by
reason of the same containing hard cellular tissues, by the presence of which the
weak digestive organs of the body are irritated.
Now my invention consists in adding to the finest white wheat flour the nutritious
elements found in the bran, testa or outer membranes of the wheat, which in white
flour are removed during the milling process.
My new or improved wheat flour preparation for bread-making purposes consists
in adding to and carefully mixing into and with the finest white wheat flour,
phosphate of magnesia and sulphate of magnesia to the extent of 0.25 per cent., or
about four ounces to the 112 lbs. Thus 224 lbs. of prepared flour contains about
221 lbs. 7 ozs. of finest white milled flour, 5 ozs. of sulphate cf magnesia and 4 ozs.
of phosphate of magnesia. This is about the average quantity of the said phosphate
and sulphate of magnesia found in wheat, but not in milled flour, owing to the fact
that the inorganic substances above named are found in the tissues of the bran or
testa (outer membranes), all of which are removed in the milling processes.
Thus, by my new or improved flour preparation, bread made from the same
possesses all the nutritious properties of the brown or whole meal bread and the
digestive qualities of bread made from the finest white milled flour.
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the exact proportions of
the added nutritious material, hereinbefore mentioned, as the same may be varied
without departing from the nature of my invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In the preparation of flour, or otherwise, a flour preparation, adding to, and
intermixing with, milled flour, or white flour, or the finest white wheat flour,
phosphate of magnesia and sulphate of magnesia in the proportions or about in the
proportions substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 1st day of September 1893.
WILLIAM JONES,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.