Wheat. Determination of the sedimentation index. Zeleny test

BS EN ISO 5529:2010 Wheat. Determination of the sedimentation index. Zeleny test

BS EN ISO 5529 is an International Standard which describes a method, known as the Zeleny sedimentation test, for assessing one of the factors determining the quality of wheat as a means of predicting the baking strength of the flour which can be made from it.

The method is applicable only to Triticum aestivum L. wheat.

Contents of BS EN ISO 5529:

1 Scope

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Principle

5 Reagents

5.1 Reagents for the sedimentation test

5.2 Preparation of the solutions

6 Apparatus

7 Sampling

8 Preparation of the test flour

9 Procedure

9.1 Test portion

9.2 Determination

10 Expression of results

11 Precision

11.1 Interlaboratory test

11.2 Repeatability limit

11.3 Reproducibility limit

11.4 Critical difference

12 Test report

Annex A (normative) Sample grinding and sieving conditions according to the different types of mills

Annex B (informative) Interlaboratory test results

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