Wheat is now grown on more land than any commercial crop and has become one of the most crucial food staples for humans. Originally, wheat was not used to make bread but rather to make porridge or porridge. It was not until it was discovered that wheat could be ground into fine flour that bread making began. (Curtis)The ancient Romans were the first to mass produce wheat for flour. To make flour, ancient Romans used baskets made of horsehair or papyrus to filter out wheat particles before they could be ground. Then they used a team of slaves to turn two large stone wheels to grind the wheat. It was not until the industrial age that the wheat industry used technology to produce massive quantities of wheat. Even today, ground wheat is ground in the same way. The only thing that has changed is that the process has become more computerized and works cleaner. (Trust)Today, once wheat is harvested from the fields, it is taken to the wheat manufacturing mills where it is inspected by their quality inspectors. Then the wheat goes through the cleaning and purification process. This process begins with the separation of wheat stocks from seeds or grains. The grains are now in the first stage of cleaning and purification. The main objective of cleaning and purification is to remove all foreign particles picked up during harvesting. It can take up to six steps to clean the wheat. (Millers' Association)Modern wheat cleaning technology is a continuous process from start to finish in a wheat mill factory. Once the wheat enters the mill, it first passes through a magnetic separator to ensure that all iron and steel particles are removed. Next...... middle of paper ...... Wheat Board. 15 12 2011 .Curtis, BC Wheat in the world. 20 12 2011. Growers, Kansas Wheat Commission and Kansas Wheat Association. 2012 research projects funded by the Kansas Wheat Commission. 19 12 2011.Millers'Association, North America. How wheat flour is milled. 16 10 2011.State University, Oregon. Wheat Improvements. 11 2 2009. 19 12 2011 .Trust, baking industry research. History of wheat and milling. 15 12 2011 .University, Johnson and Wales. Fundamentals of baking and pastry. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.., 2009.