1 Can you eat flour with insects

It is not recommended to eat again.

Flour is made from wheat grinding, general worms indicate that the flour and moisture or deterioration, so there is such a situation of flour can not be consumed, so as not to produce any physical discomfort, but worms can be used to secondary use of flour, such as cleaning, scrubbing the kitchen, because the flour itself has the role of adsorption of grease, can be used to clean the kitchen of grease.

2 What can be done to remove insects from flour Sifting

You can pour the flour into a fine mesh sieve and filter it, and then put it in the sun to dry, to see if there are still insects, and if there are still, you can continue to sieve it until there are no insects found.

Sun exposure

Small bugs are afraid of high temperatures, so you can take the flour into the sun and let the sunlight drive away the bugs. In addition, putting the flour into the sun can dry out the wet flour and sterilize the flour.

Freezing

Put the flour into a small plastic bag and put it in the freezer for about 10 hours, which not only kills the adult worms, but also kills the eggs, and then sift out the dead worms after removing it.

3 How to prevent flour insects

1, the flour itself can not be 100% moisture-free, if the flour is completely sealed but not in a low-temperature environment, the flour is also damp, so it is best to ventilate the storage.

2, general flour will change its own moisture content according to the temperature and humidity of the environment, the greater the humidity of the external environment, the increase in the moisture content of the flour, the flour will be prone to moisture lumps.

3, the storage temperature will affect the flour maturation time, the higher the temperature, the faster the maturation. But the temperature also shortens the shelf life of flour; flour storage recommended ideal temperature of 18 ℃ -24 ℃.

4 How long is the shelf life of flour

6~9 months.

Generally buy back the flour package will be marked with a clear shelf life, most of the time in 6 ~ 9 months, if the flour has been opened, try to store in a cool, dry and ventilated place to avoid moisture and insects, if you find that the flour has a strange smell, mold or insects, do not eat, to avoid threats to health, but it is best to buy back to consume as soon as possible after the end.