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Puffed Grains, Grain Puffs or Popped Grain Puffed grains are popular addions to breakfast cereals, muesli bars, rice cakes, yoghurt toppings, baking and confeconary. In basic terms, puffed grain are processed in a similar way to popcorn, the grain is heated unl it expands. More technically, the process requires high pressure and heat, and the expansion takes place when moisture in the grain warms up to a point where it flashes, “popping” the grain or seed, increasing its size and giving it a porous and roasted grain appearance. Puffed ancient grains, especially Quinoa, have an impressive nutrient profile, with high protein, vitamin B, fiber and mineral content, which are not lost through the puffing process, making these grains an easy way to incorporate these nutrional qualies into many different food products. TradeLink sources their ancient grains direct from South America and use a South American or European based factory to process the puffed grains, depending on the specificaon and quality cerficaons required by the customer. PUFFED ANCIENT GRAINS Examples of products that use Puffed Ancient Grains Chocolate Blocks Oatmeal mix Granola minis Breakfast cereals Muesli bars Yogurt topping pots Salads Energy Bars Ready meals Gluten Free Organic High in protein Ready to eat tradelinkinternaonal.com www.tradelinkinternaonal.com | [email protected] | ARG: +54 11 4515-6423 | NZ: +64 9 9250497 PRODUCT RANGE Puffed Brown Rice Puffet Millet Puffed Amaranth Puffed Brown Rice Puffed Buckwheat Puffed Corn Puffed Gluten Free Mix Puffed Millet Puffed Quinoa Honey Coated Puffed Brown Rice Honey Coated Puffed Corn CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE: BRC | GLUTEN FREE | ORGANIC | KOSHER | SEDEX
