Zeleny sedimentation value

noun

A measurement of how much of a batch of wheat flour sedimentizes during a set period of time in a lactic acid solution, used to predict the baking characteristics of a particular cultivar.

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Meanings

nounZeleny sedimentation value (plural Zeleny sedimentation values)

plural Zeleny sedimentation values

  1. A measurement of how much of a batch of wheat flour sedimentizes during a set period of time in a lactic acid solution, used to predict the baking characteristics of a particular cultivar.

Origin

Developed by L. Zeleny (1947).

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