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Steeping or weltering may mean:
  1. Soaking in liquid
    Liquid

    Liquid is one of the principal states of matter. A liquid is a fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of its bulk material....
     until saturated
    Saturation (chemistry)

    In chemistry, saturation has five different meanings:#In physical chemistry, saturation is the point at which a solution of a substance can dissolve no more of that substance and additional amounts of it will appear as a Precipitation ....
     with a soluble ingredient, as in, for example, the steeping of tea
    Tea

    Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
    . In the case of herbal tea, it is referred to as decoction
    Decoction

    A decoction is a method of solvent extraction of herbal or plant material, which includes, but is not limited to:*Stems*Roots*Barkand*Rhizomes....
    , and may also be called maceration
    Maceration

    Maceration may refer to:* Maceration , the softening or breaking into pieces with liquid* Maceration, in chemistry and herbalism, the preparation of an extract by solvent extraction material in water, vegetable oil or some organic solvent....
    .
  2. Soaking to remove an ingredient; Example: salt
    Salt

    A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and base . Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically electric charge ....
     from smoked ham or salted cod
    Cod

    Cod is the common name for the genus of fish Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes....
    .


One example is the steeping of maize
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
, part of the milling
Milling

Milling may refer to:*Grinding grain or other materials in a mill *Cutting and shaping materials into products with milling machines*Part of the leather crusting process...
 process. As described by the US Corn Refiners Association, harvested kernel
Caryopsis

In botany, a caryopsis is a type of simple dry fruit — one that is monocarpelate and indehiscent and resembles an achene, except that in a caryopsis the pericarp is fused with the thin seed #Seed_structure....
s of maize are cleaned and then steeped in water at a temperature of 50 degrees C for 30 to 40 hours.






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Steeping or weltering may mean:
  1. Soaking in liquid
    Liquid

    Liquid is one of the principal states of matter. A liquid is a fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of its bulk material....
     until saturated
    Saturation (chemistry)

    In chemistry, saturation has five different meanings:#In physical chemistry, saturation is the point at which a solution of a substance can dissolve no more of that substance and additional amounts of it will appear as a Precipitation ....
     with a soluble ingredient, as in, for example, the steeping of tea
    Tea

    Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
    . In the case of herbal tea, it is referred to as decoction
    Decoction

    A decoction is a method of solvent extraction of herbal or plant material, which includes, but is not limited to:*Stems*Roots*Barkand*Rhizomes....
    , and may also be called maceration
    Maceration

    Maceration may refer to:* Maceration , the softening or breaking into pieces with liquid* Maceration, in chemistry and herbalism, the preparation of an extract by solvent extraction material in water, vegetable oil or some organic solvent....
    .
  2. Soaking to remove an ingredient; Example: salt
    Salt

    A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and base . Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically electric charge ....
     from smoked ham or salted cod
    Cod

    Cod is the common name for the genus of fish Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes....
    .


One example is the steeping of maize
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
, part of the milling
Milling

Milling may refer to:*Grinding grain or other materials in a mill *Cutting and shaping materials into products with milling machines*Part of the leather crusting process...
 process. As described by the US Corn Refiners Association, harvested kernel
Caryopsis

In botany, a caryopsis is a type of simple dry fruit — one that is monocarpelate and indehiscent and resembles an achene, except that in a caryopsis the pericarp is fused with the thin seed #Seed_structure....
s of maize are cleaned and then steeped in water at a temperature of 50 degrees C for 30 to 40 hours. In the process their moisture content rises from 15% to 45% and their volume more than doubles. The gluten
Gluten

Gluten is a composite of the proteins gliadin and glutenin. These exist, conjoined with starch, in the endosperms of some Triticeae glutens cereal, notably wheat, rye, and barley....
 bonds in the maize are weakened and starch
Starch

File:Amylose2.svgFile:Amylopektin Sessel.svgStarch or amylum is a polysaccharide carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined together by glycosidic bonds....
 is released.

The maize is then ground to break free the germ
Cereal germ

The germ of a cereal is the reproductive part that germinates to grow into a plant; it is the embryo of the seed....
 and other components, and the water used (steepwater), which has absorbed various nutrients, is recycled for use in animal feeds.