Question

Which of the following step is not included in the pulse milling?

(a) Loosening of husk

(b) Parboiling

(c) De-husking

(d) Splitting of pulses

This question was addressed to me during an interview.

The origin of the question is Size Reduction topic in portion Size Reduction of Food Processing Unit Operations

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Parboiling

For explanation I would say: In pulse milling the steps involved are loosening of husk, dehusking and splitting of pulses. Whereas in the rice milling, parboiling is done to increase its nutrition value, change the texture of cooked rice and decrease the breakage in milling.