Types of cereal flour: what you need to know
There are so many types of flour available, so find out a bit more about some of them:
- Wholemeal – This is made from the whole wheat grain with nothing added or taken away.
- Brown – This usually contains about 85% of the original grain. Some bran and germ have been removed.
- White – This usually contains around 75% of the wheat grain. Most of the bran and wheatgerm have been removed during the milling process.
- Wheatgerm – This can be white or brown flour with at least 10% added wheatgerm.
- Malted wheatgrain– This is brown or wholemeal flour with added malted grains.
- Stoneground– This is wholemeal flour ground in a traditional way between two stones.
- Organic –This is made from grain that has been grown to organic standards. Growers and millers must be registered and are subject to regular inspections.
- Mixes – there is also an increasing range of flours and mixes containing added seeds or a blend of different grains available.
Other types of wheat flour
- Einkorn – an ancient variety of wheat
- Kamut Khorasan – another ancient form of wheat
- Spelt – also from an older version of wheat
- Couscous – a course, pre-soaked flour made from durum wheat
