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  2. Leaching (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Biological substances can experience leaching themselves, [2] as well as be used for leaching as part of the solvent substance to recover heavy metals. [6] Many plants experience leaching of phenolics, carbohydrates, and amino acids, and can experience as much as 30% mass loss from leaching, [5] just from sources of water such as rain, dew, mist, and fog. [2]

  3. Parboiling - Wikipedia

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    Parboiling (or leaching) is the partial or semi boiling of food as the first step in cooking. The word is from the Old French parbouillir, 'to boil thoroughly' but by mistaken association with "part", it has acquired its current meaning. [1] [2] The word is often used when referring to parboiled rice.

  4. Blanching (cooking) - Wikipedia

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    The first step in blanching green beans Broccoli being shocked in cold water to complete the blanching. Blanching is a cooking process in which a food, usually a vegetable or fruit, is scalded in boiling water, removed after a brief timed interval, and finally plunged into iced water or placed under cold running water (known as shocking or refreshing) to halt the cooking process.

  5. Leaching (agriculture) - Wikipedia

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    In agriculture, leaching is the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation. Soil structure , crop planting, type and application rates of fertilizers , and other factors are taken into account to avoid excessive nutrient loss.

  6. Leaching - Wikipedia

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    Leaching is the loss or extraction of certain materials from a carrier into a liquid (usually, but not always a solvent), and may refer to: Leaching (agriculture) , the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil; or applying a small amount of excess irrigation to avoid soil salinity

  7. Starch gelatinization - Wikipedia

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    Starch gelatinization is a process of breaking down of intermolecular bonds of starch molecules in the presence of water and heat, allowing the hydrogen bonding sites (the hydroxyl hydrogen and oxygen) to engage more water. This irreversibly dissolves the starch granule in water. Water acts as a plasticizer.

  8. Agriculture in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    A farmer and his cow. The majority of herders in African countries are livestock owners. Livestock farming is a part of Nigeria's agriculture system. In 2017, Nigeria had approximately over 80 million poultry farming, 76 million goats, 43.4 million sheep, 18.4 million cattle, 7.5 million pigs, and 1.4 million of its equivalent. [26]

  9. Podsolisation - Wikipedia

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    Podsolisation is an extreme form of leaching which causes the eluviation of iron and aluminium sesquioxides. [1] The process generally occurs in areas where precipitation is greater than evapotranspiration. The minerals are removed by a process known as leaching.