refined wheat flour doesn't have any fiber content and fiber is very much needed for digestion. that is why Maidha is very difficult to digest though it is a wheat flour.
It is not the bread that is refined but the flour that the bread is made with - thus a sourdough bread can be made with unrefined flour or refined flour.
Refined flour is called "मैदा" (maida) in Hindi.
scone
No. Rice flour is made from rice. Plain flour is refined wheat flour. Self rising flour is refined wheat flour with baking powder and salt already in it. Wheat flour has gluten, rice flour does not and cannot be used to substitute for wheat flour.
whole grain
No. It is not sugar.
Noodles are made of some flour and mainly refined wheat flour. This flour contain carbohydrates and carbohydrates is mixture of sugars and other things so that is what your digestive system do, it separates the sugars and other things and digest them at different levels of digestive system by different enzymes.
Pretzels can be somewhat difficult to digest for some individuals, primarily due to their high carbohydrate content and low fiber. The refined flour used in many pretzels can lead to rapid spikes in blood sugar, which may cause digestive discomfort for some people. Additionally, the salt content can lead to dehydration, further impacting digestion. However, for most people, pretzels are generally easy to digest when consumed in moderation.
When you are baking cakes and pastries which are cream based then its must to use refined flour
It should smell exactly the same as all-purpose flour. After all, cake flour is just a more refined version of all-purpose flour.
White bread is made from refined flour.
Whole wheat flour is just that, wheat that is ground into flour with nothing removed. White flour is just the middle part of the wheat kernel without the bran or wheat germ. Enriched flour has vitamins added to it to make up for the bran and wheat germ. Refined could mean any of these other than whole wheat.