Wholemeal flour – StreetFoodNews
Is the flour we buy that is called “wholemeal” really so? Find out the scam being perpetrated and what’s really in the package.
The purchase of whole foods has undergone a real boom in recent years, and not only due to weight-loss diets.
In fact, more and more consumers are more attentive to health in general and have understood that refined flours are harmful, therefore orienting their purchases towards wholemeal flours and cereals in general.
The wholemeal flour is included among these purchases; used for various preparations such as bread, pizza, homemade focaccia, however there is something that not everyone knows.
In fact, what we think we have purchased does not always correspond to the truth. You discover what you might find in the package of wholemeal flour you buy at the supermarket.
Wholemeal flour: watch out for scams
To understand what we are talking about we need to explain what the differences between the various types of flour that we find on the market, characterized by a number ranging from 00 – 0 – 1- 2 and integral. These numbers represent the integrity of the wheat grain. 00 is the most refined flour, the one that contains almost no bran or wheat germ, i.e. the external part and the heart, those richest in nutrients, of the grain.
It goes without saying that continuing with the numbers we arrive at the integral one which instead fully preserves all the parts of the wheat grain. Another substantial difference between the various types of flour are the ashes, ranging from a low content around 0.45% of the 00 to a very high content around 1.50% of the integral one. What are ashes? The mineral residue that remains when the flour is burned, and generally the higher it is, the higher its quality.
Difference between refined and wholemeal flour – StreetFoodNews
What can you find on the market
According to law n.187 of 9 February 2001, a flour can be defined as wholemeal when the percentage of ash is between 1.30 and 1.70, in addition to a minimum protein content. But without taking into account the processing method. What does this mean for the consumer? Who often finds themselves buying flour sold as wholemeal but which is actually “false”, since it is nothing more than refined flour to which bran or middlings has been added.
Bran is good only if taken alone, while in addition with refined flour and taken in excess it leads to a reduction in the absorption of iron and calcium. Why is this fake wholemeal flour being sold? Because it costs less and lasts longer. Next time you buy products “integral” so pay attention to the label, which must only show wholemeal and non-wholemeal flour wheat flour which is none other than that 00, e bran.
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2024-01-07 11:00:19
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