PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing bran fine powder, in which the bran fine powder, which has low sugar content and excellent secondary processability and the secondary-processed product of which is excellent in external appearance, taste and eat feelings, can be produced efficiently.SOLUTION: The method for producing bran fine powder, in one embodiment, comprises: a first step of pulverizing the wheat bran collected from a roughly-crushed product of raw wheat and classifying the pulverized wheat bran into a large particle fraction of 150 μm or larger average particle size and another fraction to obtain the large particle fraction and a second step of pulverizing the large particle fraction and classifying the pulverized fraction into a fine particle fraction of 150-200 μm average particle size and another fraction to obtain the fine particle fraction. The method for producing bran fine powder, in another embodiment, comprises the steps of: pulverizing a constitutional fraction of the wheat bran collected from a roughly-crushed product of raw wheat and classifying the pulverized wheat bran into the fine particle fraction of 150-200 μm average particle size and another fraction to obtain the fine particle fraction.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】低糖質で且つ二次加工性に優れ、しかも二次加工品における外観、風味及び食感の良好な微粉ふすまを効率良く製造し得る、微粉ふすまの製造方法を提供すること。【解決手段】本発明の微粉ふすまの製造方法の一実施形態は、原料小麦の粗粉砕物から採取した小麦ふすまを粉砕し、平均粒径150μm以上の大粒子画分とそれ以外の他の画分とに分級し、該大粒子画分を採取する第1工程と、前記大粒子画分を粉砕し、平均粒径150μm未満~200μm未満の微粒子画分とそれ以外の他の画分とに分級し、該微粒子画分を採取する第2工程とを有する。本発明の微粉ふすまの製造方法の他の実施形態は、原料小麦の粗粉砕物から採取した小麦ふすまの構成画分を粉砕し、平均粒径150μm未満~200μm未満の微粒子画分とそれ以外の他の画分とに分級し、該微粒子画分を採取する工程を有する。【選択図】図1
