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Actually unbleached flour is better for you than bleached flour. Bleached flour contains traces of bromides, the bleaching agent. It also does not have the nutrients that unbleached does.
The bleaching agent, Chlorine dioxide, used to bleach flour is reported to produce Diabetes-causing contaminant alloxan[1] when reacting with the proteins contained in flour.
Studies show that alloxan, the chemical that makes white flour look "clean" and "beautiful," destroys the beta cells of the pancreas. You may be devastating your pancreas and putting yourself at risk for diabetes, all for the sake of eating "beautiful" bleached flour. If you eat flour, your best choice is unbleached. # ^ Lenzen, S: The mechanisms of alloxan- and streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Diabetologia 51, 216-226, 2008 (Review) See also: flour treatment agents
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. I think self-rising flour does, but normal flour definitely does not.
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Unbleached, all-purpose flour does not have baking powder in it.
Flour labeled "self-rising" contains baking powder and salt.
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∙ 13y agoThe term "bakers flour" can apply to any flour used to make bread. It can indicate bread flour or high-gluten flour made from hard wheat, bleached or unbleached, but the use of the term seems to vary in different regions and countries.
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∙ 15y agoNot unless it says "self rising" on the box.
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What is the difference between bleached flour and unbleached flour?
ok uhem.. here is what your looking for:Bleached flour is whiter, has finer grains and gives your food a tempting aroma and look. And unbleached flour is less white or yellowish and may not be able to produce the effects as that of beached flour.
Can unbleached be used instead of all purpose in cakes?
Yes, unbleached flour can be used in just about anything that calls for flour.
Do you have to use unbleached flour for pancakes?
No, pancakes need flour.
Can you substitute unbleached flour for all purpose flour in cakes?
yes
If you have no unbleached flour what kind of flour should you use?
Regular bleached white flour.
What is the difference between all-purpose flour and unbleached flour. Can I use unbleached flour in a recipe tha calls for flour?
all purpose flour has bleach in it, therefore when you eat anything made with all purpose flour you are eating bleach.
Can you substitute all purpose flour for unbleached?
Yes. All-purpose flour and unbleached flour are usually the same thing. Just be sure that the package doesn't say something like 'self rising', 'bread flour', or 'cake flour' - those ARE NOT all-purpose flour.
What is inside a Moody Face?
unbleached flour
Can you use self rising flour instead of bread flour for bread?
If a recipe calls for self-rising flour, your recipe will not turn out if you replace it with unbleached flour only because unbleached flour does not rise. You would also need to add baking powder to the recipe (about three teaspoons per cup of flour) if you were making this substitution in order for your recipe to rise.
Does unbleached wheat flour have gluten in it?
Bleached flour has been treated chemically to make it whiter. Flour can be bleached naturally by aging, which is time consuming and more expensive than artificial methods. See link for more information.
Does Unbleached wheat flower count as white flower?
Unbleached wheat flour IS bleached by oxygen in the air during an aging process. Bleached flour uses chemicals (which may be dangerous to your health) to speed up the process. Unbleached flour will be off-white in color but nutritionally, bleached and unbleached flours are equivalent (very little nutritional value). In BOTh these flours the bran and germ have been removed (degerminated), making it a processed white flour.
Are pitas made with flour?
Yes. Pita bread can be made with white, unbleached white or whole wheat flour.
