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soft wheat

noun

  1. a wheat characterized by soft, starchy kernels that yield a flour used in making pastry, breakfast cereals, etc.


soft wheat

noun

  1. a type of wheat with soft kernels and a high starch content
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft wheat1

First recorded in 1805–15
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Example Sentences

Consultancy Strategie Grains says pasta makers could possibly use more soft wheat where regulations allow and consumer income is limited.

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The condition of French soft wheat is at its highest level in at least a decade, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday.

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Tunisia is particularly vulnerable to grain supply disruptions caused by the Ukraine war, importing 60% of its soft wheat and 66% of its barley from Russia and Ukraine, the World Bank says.

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The EU executive on Friday lowered its forecast for soft wheat production in the bloc in 2022/23 to well below last season's level but maintained its outlook for record exports.

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It's made by milling a combination of hard and soft wheat, which balances the protein levels to a mid-range amount of around 12 percent.

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