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Whole wheat flour
What is whole wheat flour? About the cooking ingredient whole wheat flour. Including 1449 recipes, nutrition data, and where to find it.
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About
Whole wheat flour is a powdery substance derived by grinding or mashing the wheat's whole grain.
It is used in baking but typically added to other "white" flours to provide nutrients (especially fiber and protein), texture, and body to the finished product.
Whole wheat flour is more nutritious than refined white flour, although in a process called food fortification, some micronutrients are added back to the white flour (required by law in some jurisdictions). Fortified white wheat flour does not, however, contain the macronutrients of the wheat's bran and germ (especially fiber and protein). Whole wheat is a good source ofcalcium, iron, fiber, and other minerals like selenium.
Shelf life
Whole wheat flour has a shorter shelf life than white flour. The higher oil content contained in the bran of the wheat, as the higher oil content leads to rancidity with longer term storage. It is also more expensive, due to its relative unpopularity and the inclusion of the wheat bran and wheat germ, which producers of white flour can sell separately.
To avoid rancidity store your whole grain flour tightly sealed in the freezer.
Typically, whole wheat flour is not the main ingredient of baked goods, as it adds a certain "heaviness" which prevents baked goods from rising as well as white flours.
This adds to the cost per volume of the baked item as it requires more flour to obtain the same volume, due to the fewer and smaller air pockets trapped in the raised goods. Thus, many baked goods advertised as whole wheat are not entirely whole wheat; they may contain some refined white wheat, as long as the majority of the wheat used is whole wheat.
Nevertheless, it is possible to make a high-rising, light loaf of 100% whole wheat bread, so long as one increases the water content of the dough (the bran and germ in whole wheat absorb more water than plain white flour), kneads the dough for a longer period of time to develop the gluten adequately, and allows for a longer rise before shaping the dough.
Some bakers let the dough rise twice before shaping. The addition of fats, such as butter or oil, and milk products (fresh milk, powdered milk, buttermilk, yogurt, etc.) can also greatly assist the rising process.
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Great River Organic Milling, Organic Whole Wheat Bread Flour, 25-Pound Package
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Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Pastry Flour, 5-pound (Pack of 4)
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Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Flour - 5 lb - 2 pk
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Bob's Red Mill Organic Whole Wheat Flour, 5 lbs
by Bob's Red MillBob's Red Mill is the nation's leader in stone milling and offers the widest diversity of whole grains found anywhere. USDA guidelines recommend eating at least 3 servings of whole grains every day. Organic
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Bob's Red Mill Stone Ground 10 Grain Flour, 24-ounce (Pack of 4)
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup (120g)Amount per Serving
Calories 406Calories from Fat 20
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2.2g
3%
Saturated Fat
0.4g
2%
Trans Fat
~
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 6mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
87.1g
29%
Dietary Fiber
15g
59%
Sugars
0.5
Protein
16.4g
Vitamin A 0%
•
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 4%
•
Iron 26%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower
depending on your caloric needs.
Where found
Whole wheat flour is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Whole wheat flour is a member of the Cereal Grains and Pasta USDA nutritional food group.
How much does whole wheat flour weigh?
| measure | grams |
| 1 cup | 120 |
| In Chinese: | 全麦面粉 | |
| British (UK) term: | Whole wheat flour | |
| en français: | farine de blé entier | |
| en español: | harina de trigo integral |
Recipes using whole wheat flour
There are 1449 recipes that contain this ingredient.
References
| See more about whole wheat flour | about 6 years ago |
| Usda nutrition data | over 1 year ago |
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