Description
Variety of starchy plant foods that render flour, such as barley, oats, peanuts, potatoes, soybeans, rice, buckwheat, corn, lima beans, rye and chickpeas.
Alternative labels
starchy plants food
starchy plant food
floury plant foods
starchy plants foods
cereal-based plant foods
Skill type
knowledge
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential knowledge
Starchy plant foods is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:
Miller: Millers tend mills to grind cereal crops to obtain flour. They regulate the flow of materials that go into mills and adjust the grind to a specified fineness. They ensure basic maintenance and cleaning of equipments. They evaluate sample of product to verify fineness of grind.
Optional knowledge
Starchy plant foods is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Flour purifier operator: Flour purifier operators tend machines to blend and sift flour. They tend screw conveyors to transport flour for blending and purification processes. They operate separators to sieve blended flour and to remove lumps before it is ready for packaging.
References
- Starchy plant foods – ESCO
