Flour is the most common staple food for northerners. Flour can be used to make steamed buns, steamed rolls or pancakes. I wonder what delicacies everyone likes to use flour for? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area. Flour is actually a powdered ingredient made from wheat. According to statistics, the annual global production of wheat flour is about 600 million tons, and most of the wheat is eaten by us. Our family consumes four bags of flour every month. From this, we can see that flour plays an important role in our daily lives.

Every time I buy flour, I go to the supermarket to buy it. There are many kinds of flour in supermarkets, and the quality is guaranteed. Every time I encounter cheap and high-quality flour, I can’t help but stock up on two bags at home. So what is the difference between whole wheat flour and ordinary flour for the same flour? Many friends only focus on price when buying flour, and often do not choose high-quality flour.

Today I will share with you the correct way to choose flour. Friends who don’t know how to choose flour should follow me and learn. The price of flour that costs one yuan per catty and flour that costs four yuan per catty are not only different in price, but also in other aspects. Okay, enough words. Next, I will share the practical information with you directly.

Although whole wheat flour and ordinary flour are both made from wheat, their production processes are different. Therefore, the usage, taste and nutritional value are naturally different. Therefore, when we choose flour, we must choose it according to our actual use. It’s not that the more expensive flour is suitable for us.

1. Different processing methods

Whole wheat flour, just like its name, is a coarsely processed flour. That is, the flour is ground directly after removing the husk of wheat. This flour is known as "whole wheat flour".

Ordinary flour is equivalent to whole wheat flour, but its processing method is more refined. It means further processing on the basis of whole wheat flour, and the grain germ left in the whole wheat flour must also be removed. All that remains is the starch component.

Whole wheat flour is roughly processed, similar to the flour you grind in the mill when you were a kid. The color is slightly darker, but the bran and grain germ have been removed from ordinary flour, so the color looks bright and white.

Although whole wheat flour is a rough processing process, it retains all the nutrients in whole wheat. Therefore, whole wheat flour contains a large amount of water-soluble, dietary fiber and B vitamins. It can be said to be the flour with the highest nutritional value among all-purpose flours.

The nutritional value of ordinary flour is not as high as that of whole wheat flour. The whole wheat bread we see in bakeries is made from whole wheat flour. Therefore, the price of whole wheat flour is two to three times higher than that of ordinary flour. Ordinary flour is not suitable for making bread.

For example, when we make buns or steam steamed buns at home, we can just use ordinary flour. Okay, the above is the specific sharing about flour. Do you have any other different opinions on this? Welcome to share with us in the comment area. See you next time.