What makes up flour?

Answer 1

Flour is powdered wheat or maize (corn) etc.

The wheat plant is a type of grass, but not like the type of grass that grows on a lawn. Wheat has much bigger seeds, which are used as food.

The powder is produced by grinding the seeds between hard objects until the seeds are crushed to powder. Different types of flour are made from different plants.

(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flour). More wheat flour is produced than any other type of flour. There are different ways the powder can be modified to produce different types of wheat flour. In wheat there are naturally occurring starches and proteins. Wheat flour can be refined to remove certain parts of its natural contents, or to change the ratios of its contents to something more appropriate for the consumer or for the product the consumer wants. Some people are allergic to the gluten protein in wheat flour, so some flour is processed to be gluten free. Regulations in many countries require that wheat flour be enriched with certain nutrients to replace any that may be lost in the production of flour. Flour can be brown, white, wholemeal, wholegrain etc. and different processes are used to make these different types of flour. There is even self-raising flour, used in baking. It contains a little baking powder and salt. This makes it rise in cooking. Many cakes have 'self-raising flour' in the recipe. History and present situation regarding additives:

For centuries people have put different additives into flour to improve it. The amount of these additives is very small, and the situation is highly regulated, by law and by government agencies. Examples of additives, especially in the bread industry:- 1. Additional Nutrients

2. Processing Aids- Various enzymes and processing aids are permitted for use in breadmaking flour. These are destroyed by the baking process.

3. Flour Treatment Agents -to ensure good loaf volume and improved crumb structure, softness and colour. + Vitamin C, (E300)

4. Emulsifying Agents -to provide dough stability and maintain softness. (E471, E472(E) )

5. Preservatives -e.g. vinegar, to prevent mould. (Vinegar is a natural ingredient and is not actually regarded as a food 'additive') + Calcium Propionate (E282) to inhibit the growth of mould and bacteria. The flour you buy in the shops is basically a natural product that has been used for thousands of years for making various foods such as bread, cakes, biscuits, noodles, chapatti, naan, tortilla, dumplings, buns, pasta, and crackers, etc. Oh yes, and by the way, white wheat flour is also the traditional base for wallpaper paste!

Answer 2

wheat flour, raising agents: monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate.

Answer 3

I actually don't know. I tried asking this my self and it didn't say any thing except answer it.

Answer 4

My guess would be every chemical that is in real flowers.

Answer 5

Yeast