Hi @breadcentric, sorry for the delayed reply, I've been away! Hmm, well, organic is better than not, but white is still bleached and therefore not good for health:
"It’s generally understood that refining food destroys nutrients. With the most nutritious part of the grain removed, white flour essentially becomes a form of sugar. Consider what gets lost in the refining process:
Half of the beneficial unsaturated fatty acids
Virtually all of the vitamin E
Fifty percent of the calcium
Seventy percent of the phosphorus
Eighty percent of the iron
Ninety eight percent of the magnesium
Fifty to 80 percent of the B vitamins"
Here is the source of this info which explains why wholewheat is really the only healthy option. It's all about interfering with something that should be consumed in its whole and unaltered state. This applies to everything we eat - any interference means bad news for health. Even juicing fruit, because we're meant to eat the whole lot, pulp and all! I hope that makes sense and answers your question about white flour.
Feel free to use white in your home baking of course, as this doesn't affect anyone but yourself, but if posting a recipe under the #makeithealthy tag, I would politely request you recommend 'unbleached or wholewheat' in the ingredients list :-) many thanks
Hi @breadcentric, sorry for the delayed reply, I've been away! Hmm, well, organic is better than not, but white is still bleached and therefore not good for health:
"It’s generally understood that refining food destroys nutrients. With the most nutritious part of the grain removed, white flour essentially becomes a form of sugar. Consider what gets lost in the refining process:
Here is the source of this info which explains why wholewheat is really the only healthy option. It's all about interfering with something that should be consumed in its whole and unaltered state. This applies to everything we eat - any interference means bad news for health. Even juicing fruit, because we're meant to eat the whole lot, pulp and all! I hope that makes sense and answers your question about white flour.
Feel free to use white in your home baking of course, as this doesn't affect anyone but yourself, but if posting a recipe under the #makeithealthy tag, I would politely request you recommend 'unbleached or wholewheat' in the ingredients list :-) many thanks
Ah, you see, I call unbleached white by default :)
White had always been the opposite of wholemeal to me :)