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No, generally maize is a type of corn, in the U.S.A. maize flour is known as corn starch which is used as a thickener.

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Is corn meal same as maize flour?

Cornmeal is a coarse flour ground from dried maize. It is not ground as fine as wheat flour. Maize flour is a fine as wheat flour but lack the bran or protein gluten and has a poor rising capability. Corn meal and maize flour are similar but are not the same.


What is the difference between maize-flour and maize-meal?

the size of the grain


What percentage of the maize grain is flour?

None because Maize is corn and when ground is corn meal.


Can you buy cornmeal in England?

Yes - ask for cornflour. DO NOT use cornflour - totally the wrong thing. eta: Cornflour in the UK is corn starch. This isn't the same as cornmeal! Still trying to find cornmeal in the UK, will add more when I know. BUT:- coarse cornmeal, polenta or maize meal or the more finely ground maize flour should be available in most big supermarkets often called - cornmeal, maize meal, maize flour, polenta, or polenta flour.


Is maizena and maize meal the same?

No they are different. Maizena is cornstarch while maize meal is corn meal. Cornstarch is usually used as a thickener while corn meal is used as part of a breading mixture to make it crispier or as an ingredient to make corn cakes.muffins.


Is gram flour and corn flour the same?

There are many types of gluten-free flour, corn flour is just one of them.


Is chickpea flour the same as maize flour?

It is not..Chickpea flour is also known as , garbanzo flour, or besan (Bengali: বেসন beshon),GRAM flour made from ground chickpeas.Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn !! maize flour is the same as cornflour.


Is maize flour the same as cornmeal?

Maize is the original corn the Indians grew. The corn had many colors in the cob and was a very dry. As hybrids of maize were done it was found the yellow and white kernals had more moisture. That is what popcorn is made out of and why bread would be drier if you used a maize meal rather than the normal corn meal which is made of yellow corn. Maybe add more liquid to your bread when using the maize meal.


What is maizeflower?

Maize flour is basically flour made from maize maize is a crop and wotsits are made from maize :)


Can you use maize meal porridge to prepare cakes?

Maize meal is basically what we call "cornmeal" in the US. It is used for a number of recipes, but it cannot be substituted for flour in cakes. Cakes have to baked with flour to achieve a light, tender crumb, but you can use cornmeal for making sweet corn muffins.


What is fried ground maize called?

Flour, corn flour, maize flour.


Are corn meal and corn flour the same?

No, corn meal and corn flour are not the same. Corn meal is coarser in texture and made from ground corn kernels, while corn flour is finer and made from the whole corn kernel.