Strong Wheat - KyouRikikomugi

…Kernels with many hard, transparent, glass-like parts on their cross-sections are called glass kernels, and when they are ground into powder, a hard powder is obtained. Varieties with 70-100% glass kernels are called strong wheat or hard wheat. Kernels with no transparent parts on their cross-sections and that are white, powdery, and soft overall are called powdery kernels, and a soft powder is obtained. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Strong Wheat" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…穀粒の断面に，ガラス状に透明で堅い部分の多い粒を硝子（しようし）粒といい，これを粉にすると硬質粉が得られる。硝子粒が70～100％の品種を強力（きようりき）コムギあるいは硬質コムギという。粒の断面に透明部分がなく，全体が白く粉っぽく軟らかいものを粉状粒といい，軟質粉が得られる。…

※「強力コムギ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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