USDA/ARS - Western Wheat Quality Laboratory
E-202 Food Science & Human Nutrition Facility East
P.O. Box 646394, Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6394
Voice: 509.335.4062
Facsimile: 509.335.8573

WHEAT ANALYSIS SYSTEM - DESCRIPTION OF ABBREVIATIONS

%BFYELDBreak flour yield (percentage flour from break rolls by weight of total products, short flow method)
%BRANBran recovered (percentage bran from break rolls by weight of the total products, short flow method)
%MIDDSUnground middling stock (percentage middlings from break rolls by weight of the total products, short flow method)
%PFYELDPotential flour yield equal to break flour and unground middling stock (percentage by weight of the total products, short flow method)
A0ANCAlkaline Noodle Color (ANC), a* Red-Green, Minolta Chroma meter reading, immediately after sheeting (0hr)
A0UNCUdon Noodle Color (UNC), a* Red-Green, Minolta Chroma meter reading, immediately after sheeting (0hr)
A24ANCAlkaline Noodle Color (ANC), a* Red-Green, Minolta Chroma meter reading, 24 hours after sheeting (24hr)
A24UNCUdon Noodle Color (UNC), a* Red-Green, Minolta Chroma meter reading, 24 hours after sheeting (24hr)
AWRCAlkaline water retention capacity. See METHODS
B0ANCAlkaline Noodle Color (ANC), b* Yellow-Blue, Minolta Chroma meter reading, immediately after sheeting (0hr)
B0UNCUdon Noodle Color (UNC), b* Yellow-Blue, Minolta Chroma meter reading, immediately after sheeting (0hr)
B24ANCAlkaline Noodle Color (ANC), b* Yellow-Blue, Minolta Chroma meter reading, 24 hours after sheeting (24hr)
B24UNCUdon Noodle Color (UNC), b* Yellow-Blue, Minolta Chroma meter reading, 24 hours after sheeting (24hr)
BABSBake water absorption (percentage by weight, corrected to 14% moisture basis)
BCRGRBread crumb grain rating code. See TABLE 1 - Interpretation of Data
BFYELDBreak flour yield (percentage flour from break rolls by weight of total products)
BREEDER#Plot or bag number within a nursery, or other identifier
CAVOLJapanese sponge cake volume (cc)
CLASSMarket class or subclass abbreviation which includes grain hardness, color, and season planted
CNCOLCooked noodle color score, Udon
CODICookie diameter (cm)
DSICibacron blue dye test for alpha-amylase
FABSFarinograph water absorption (percentage by weight, corrected to 14% moisture basis)
FASHFlour ash (percentage by weight, corrected to 14% moisture basis)
FMISTFlour moisture (percentage by weight). See METHODS
FNFalling number test for sprout damage
FPEAKFarinograph mixing peak time (minutes)
FPROTFlour protein (percentage by weight, corrected to 14% moisture basis)
FSTABFrinograph stability time (minutes)
FSVFlour Swelling Volume (mL/g). See METHODS
FYELDFlour yield (percentage flour by weight of total products)
L0ANCAlkaline Noodle Color (ANC), L* Brightness, Minolta Chroma meter reading, immediately after sheeting (0hr)
L0UNCUdon Noodle Color (UNC), L* Brightness, Minolta Chroma meter reading, immediately after sheeting (0hr)
L24ANCAlkaline Noodle Color (ANC), L* Brightness, Minolta Chroma meter reading, 24 hours after sheeting (24hr)
L24UNCUdon Noodle Color (UNC), L* Brightness, Minolta Chroma meter reading, 24 hours after sheeting (24hr)
LECOFPROTFlour protein content. See METHODS
LECOWPROTWheat protein content. See METHODS
LOCATIONLocation sample was grown
LVOLBread loaf volume (cc)
MABSMixograph absorption (percentage by weight, corrected to 14% moisture basis)
MSCORMilling score. See METHODS
MTIFarinograph mixing tolerance index. See METHODS
MTIMEOptimum mixing time for bread dough (minutes)
MTYPEMixograph type. See METHODS - Interpretation of Data
NIRFMISTFlour moisture. See METHODS
NIRFPROTFlour Protein. See METHODS
NIRWPROTWheat Protein. See METHODS
NOSCORNoodle score, Udon (scale 1-100). See METHODS
NURSERYNursery number (located in the upper left corner of the reports)
NYELDNoodle yield, Udon (weighted score assigned to WTIN)
OVENFMISTFlour moisture. See METHODS
OVENWMISTWheat moisture. See METHODS
PKCOLORAlkaline flour color rating. See METHODS
PROQProtein quality. See Interpretation of Data
RNCOLRaw noodle color score, Udon. See METHODS
RVARapid Visco-Analyzer (peak starch paste viscosity, centipoise X 12)
SAMPLE#Sample number
SCSCORSponge cake score (scale 1-100). See METHODS
SKCLASSSingle kernel class identification
SKHRDSingle kernel hardness
SKSIZESingle kernel size
SKWMISTSingle kernel moisture
SKWTSingle kernel weight
TEXTNOCooked noodle texture score, Udon. See METHODS
TGSCookie top grain score (scale 0-10). See METHODS
TWTTest weight (lbs/bu, after cleaning)
UWHRDUdy cyclone mill wheat grain hardness (NIR value, dimensionless)
VARIETYVariety name, state number or unique identifying number
VISCPredicted McMichael viscosity (observed modified Brookfield viscosity x 7.5)
WMISTWheat moisture (percentage by weight)
WPROTWheat protein (percentage by weight, corrected to 12% moisture basis)
WTINNoodle weight increase, Udon (percentage water uptake after cooking)
YEARYear sample harvested