Wheat Flour

Our range of Wheat Flour used in many foods, flour is a fine powder made by grinding Wheat seeds suitable for grinding. the word "flour" used without qualification implies wheat flour. Flour is the key ingredient of bread, which is the staple food in most countries, and therefore the availability of adequate supplies of flour has often been a major economic and political issue. Wheat flour is one of the most important foods in all over world, and is the defining ingredient in most types of breads and pastries. Flour always contains a high proportion of starches, which are complex carbohydrates. Regulations in many countries require that wheat flour be enriched to replace nutrients lost in the production of refined flour. When wheat flour is mixed with water, a complex protein called gluten develops. Gluten is what gives wheat dough an elastic structure that allows it to be worked in a variety of ways, and which allows the retention of gas bubbles in an intact structure, resulting in an aerated final product with a soft texture, desirable for breads, cakes and the like.