Agenise (Verb)
Meaning
Age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride).
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The flour was treated with a solution to agenise it and achieve the desired color and texture.
- To improve the appearance of the product, manufacturers often agenise the flour before processing.
- The agenisation process, also known as agene bleaching, involved passing chlorine gas through the flour.
- A highly reactive compound was used to agenise the flour, which altered its physical properties.
- In the initial stage of production, the plant would agenise large batches of flour, but this process was eventually phased out due to environmental concerns.