1. Cereal School 101

2. How to Make Cereal 1. Get some grain and get it ready 2. Cook the grain 3. Form the cooked dough 4. Puff and/or toast the pieces 5. Apply some finishing touches

3. 1. Get Some Grain... Our major raw material is grains. Grains are seeds.

4. 1. Get Some Grain... Our major raw material is grains. Grains are seeds. …and Get It Ready We need to do something to the grain seed so we can get at the starch inside. We cut, roll or grind the grain seeds.

5. 2. Cook the Grain COOKED DOUGH begins flavor development affects texture PREPARED GRAIN heat + water + shear

6. 3. Form the Cooked Dough defines shape & appearance affects texture FORMED PIECE COOKED DOUGH

7. 3. Form the Cooked Dough GMI Forming Platforms FLAKING EXTRUDING SHEETING

8. 4. Puff and/or Toast the Pieces finished texture, flavor and color PUFFED/TOASTED PIECE FORMED PIECE heat and pressure

9. 4. Puff and/or Toast the Pieces GMI Platforms TOASTING PUFFING

10. 5. Apply Some Finishing Touches Maybe add a coating. Dry it to make it stable Maybe put something with it. Put it in a package.