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between millstones ended up producing a darker flour than consumers desired. It was also difficult to mix the gluten and the starch completely. After
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from the usable part of the flour. The machine developed by LaCroix passed the partially ground middlings over a screen, and a stream of air blew away the particles of bran.
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