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Flour

What is Flour?

Flour is considered the key ingredient for breads and many other baked goods. There are several types of flour some of which are; wheat flour, white flour, rye flour, corn flour, tapioca flour, rice flour, amaranth flour and potato flour.



History

In approximately 9000 BC it was discovered that wheat seeds could be crushed between simple grindstones to make flour. [1]

Enriched flours began in the 1930s with Iron, Niacin, Thiamine and Riboflavin. [1]

In the 1940s, mills started to enrich flour. [1]

In the 1990s, Folic Acid began to be added to enriched flours. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Flour


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Flour".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Flour - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 All Purpose Flour
Enriched Flour
Stone Flour
Wholemeal Flour

Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Dash

  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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