The objective of this work was to evaluate the rheological properties of 5 months of storage of wheat and investigate how the method of storage influences the use of wheat and its rheological properties. The assays were conducted with 4 variations of wheat: CoodeteC - CD 104, CD 112, CD 200133 and CD 200213. The time interval between the assays was 30 days and the storage time was up to 150 days after harvest. Alveogram parameters (general gluten force, tenacity, and extensibility of mass), the humid and dried gluten, and falling number were evaluated. The obtained results indicated that during the chosen storage period the gluten force and falling number did not change. The other assays showed small variations, for example on tenacity and extensibility, but this fact is not significant from the industrial point of view. Hence, the obtained results demonstrated that there is no need to delay the acquisition and the use of wheat upon harvest based on its rheological properties since this type of storage increases its cost.
Triticum aestivum; rheological properties; falling number; alveogram
