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Professional Pasta Glossary
absorption of water by flour
accessories for pasta factory
acidity
alimentary fiber
a-amylases
alveogram
amino acids
amylogram
ancillary units
anti-pollution regulation
articulated slats
ash
automatic regulation
automation
auger conveyor
automatic tray stacker
autotare system
available lysine
B
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bacterial contamination
bag
bending
ß-amylases
ß-carotene
belt
birefringence
black point
bow stamping dies
bow-tie machine
Brabender's amylograph
brass
brightness
browing of pasta
bucket
bucket elevator
bundling
C
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calcium
calibration
calibration roller
cardboard box
carotene
carton tilting machine
cartooning
casein
cellulose
chain conveyor
Chopin's alveograph
coil shaped pasta
coil unit
color (of pasta)
color (of semolina)
compression screw
condensation
continuous automatic line
continuous cooker
continuous press
convenience food
conveyor belt
cooker
cooking characteristics of pasta
cooking time
cooking water
cooler
cooling batteries
cross lamination
curled pasta
cutter
cylinder
D
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deep-freezing line
denaturation (of gluten)
die
die accessories
die carriages
die compass clamps
die inserts
die washer room
die-cutter
die-rotating clamps
die-rotating dies
die-shaping
die-washing machine
dietetic fiber
doser
dosing unit
dough
dough elasticity
dough lamination
dough making
dough temperature
dough sheeter
dough water
dryer
Durum wheat
E
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egg
egg pasta
egg plant
elasticity (of gluten)
elasticity (of pasta)
encoder
endosperm
ensilage
enzymes
extensibility (of dough)
extensibility (of gluten)
extensigram
extruder
extrusion cylinder
extrusion screw
F
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Falling number
fan
farinogram
feeder
feeding system
fiber
filling
film
finished packet pick-up belt
firmness (of pasta)
fissures
flour
flour feed hopper
flour hydration
forming machine
forming pipe
frame
furosine
G
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gelatinization tank
germ
gliadin
globulin
gluten
glutenin
glycerids
gnocchi
gnocchi forming machine
granulometry
H
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head (of the press)
head unbalance
heat exchanger
heat sealing
high temperature (HT)
hopper
humidity
hydrothermal process
hydrothermal treatment
hydrothermal treatment unit
I
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incartamento
inserts
insulating panels
internal lining
iron (in enriched pasta)
K
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kernel
Kjeldahl method
kneading machine
L
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L-ascorbic acid
laboratory analyses equipment
lamination
level (of logic electronic automation)
lipids
lipoxygenase
logic (in pasta plant automation)
level (of logic electronic automation)
losses (in pasta cooking)
losses (of lysine)
losses (of pasta colour)
low temperature (LT)
lubricant
lubrication
lysine
M
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Maillard's reaction
melanine
mercapthanol
microprocessor
milling rate
minerals
mixer
modified atmosphere packaging (MAP)
moisture
molecular weight
mono glycerids
N
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nest production line
nested pasta
nesting machine
nutritional value of pasta
O
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operation (performed in pasta processing)
oxidation (of carotenoids)
overkooking
P
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packaging
packaging unit
packing
paddles
palletizing unit
pasta
pasta shape
pasteurizer
PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)
potato dumplings (gnocchi)
power system
pre-cooked pasta
pre-dryer
pre-heating
pre-mixer
preliminary surface pre-drying
press
press head
probe
processes of pasta manufacturing
product bulk discharge
production room
programmable logic control system
protein
psychrometer
punched cardboard
punches
punching machine
Q
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quality
R
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ravioli forming machine
ravioli in sheets
relative humidity (RH)
rheological characteristics (of semolina and flour)
ridge
rolling down cylinder
rotating dryer
S
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sanitation
saturated steam
scrap milling system
scrap recovery
scraps
screw conveyor
self-braking motor
self-cleaning extrusion screw
semolina
shaft
shaker
shear
shearing
sheeted pasta
sheeter refiner
sifter grader
sifting
smell (in pasta)
software (in pasta processing)
soy protein isolated
spare parts
spreader
spreading belts
stabilization
stamped pasta
stamping machine
stamping-dies for bow-tie pasta
starch
starch damage
starch gelatinization
steam generator
sticks
stick lowering device
stick-aligning device
stick-washing machine
storage
storage line
storage tiers
strip elevator
stripper-saw
stuffed pasta
sugar (in semolina and soft weath flour)
supervisor
synchronization
T
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tagliatelle
tank
technology
temperature
thermal insulation
thermoformer
thermoregulator
tier
tortellini
tortellini forming machine
transport roller chain
travelling lift
trays
tridimensional network (of gluten)
triglycerids
Triticum
tryptophan
truck dumping pit
U
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unit operations
unloading
unloading chute
unloading travelling lift
unloading vibrator
V
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vacuum
vacuum air-lock
vacuum pump
valve
ventilation unit
very high temperature (VHT)
vibrating distributor
vibro-sifters
vitrosity (of Durum wheat)
W
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water
water absorption
water system
weighing machine
welding machine
wet gluten
wheat (durum)
wheat (soft)
Y
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yellow pigmets
Z
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Zélèny test
