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Forests, Fields, and The Falls: Connecting Minnesota
Flour Milling
The Milling Process

The Milling Process

Diagram showing the flour milling process in 23 steps.

A Simplified Chart Describing the Necessary Processes in Flour Milling, General Mills, Inc.
Courtesy of General Mills Archives

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