Flour IQ (2024)

FAQs

Why is King Arthur flour so good? ›

King Arthur Flour contains no bleach, no bromate, and no artificial preservatives of any kind. What you get—instead of those chemical bleaching agents—is flour from superior grains grown by farmers we trust.

Protein content varies from 8-11 percent. White flour that is a blend of hard, high protein wheats and has greater gluten strength and protein content than all- purpose flour. Bread flour is milled primarily for commercial bakers, but is available at most grocery stores. Protein varies from 12-14 percent.

For this test, I used two commercially-available flours that you can readily find in a grocery store. Here are the stats on each: What is this? King Arthur All-Purpose Flour: Unbleached, unenriched, unbromated flour.

Answer and Explanation: All-purpose flour has starch as one of its components (which is a polymer) and its chemical formula is denoted as ( C 6 H 5 O 10 ) n .

Whole-wheat flour is much heartier than all-purpose flour and produces denser baked goods with a more robust flavor. Milled from wheat berries with the nutritious bran and germ still intact, whole-wheat flour is rich in fiber and essential micronutrients like iron, magnesium and vitamin B6.

King Arthur's regular bread flour was tested for the Center for Environmental Health 8-18 and it had 1386 ppb glyphosate. Many organic food products are found to contain glyphosate when tested.

Pasta dough also needs some plasticity for it to be moulded into all of those wonderful shapes. All-purpose flour does what it says on the tin, so it's perfectly fine to use for making pasta. However, most pasta recipes will recommend either semola or “00” flour.

Sufficient oxidization is important for gluten development. If mixed too long the dough can become loose and sticky. The water that was absorbed by the flour gets released back into the dough and the gluten structure breaks down. After this there is no way to fix it.

Concerns about the potential toxicity of bleaching agents led the European Community to forbid their use in the 1990s, while China and Turkey have also banned them in recent years. Still, benzoyl peroxide remains legal in many other countries, [End Page 149] such as Canada and the United States.

Does flour go bad? ›

However, flour does go bad, which you can determine from smell and appearance. If the quality has deteriorated and you use it, whatever you make will mirror those deficiencies. If it is rancid, your finished dish will have that sour scent and flavor, and maybe even cause gastrointestinal issues.

Have you ever wondered where flour came from? About 32,000 years ago humans were thought to make flour for the first time. It is said the people in the southern part of Italy began to make flour using homemade tools as well as combination pestle and grinders.

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Generally, flour does not dissolve in water as it consists of starch granules, proteins and lipids that are all insoluble in water due to their molecular structure. Instead of dissolving in water, flour will absorb water to form a sticky suspension.

King Arthur flour is exclusively grown and milled in the United States. They're main wheat fields and mills are located in Kansas, which is where all of their Identity-Preserved (IP) wheat is grown and processed for increased transparency.

It has no xanthan gum, which allows bakers to customize the gums used in their gluten-free recipe. A handy tip: If the recipe calls for xanthan gum in its ingredient list, you should typically use gluten-free all-purpose flour.

For anyone using King Arthur bread flour, you should know that the company now adds to it a lab-processed enzyme called fungal alpha-amylase.

All-Purpose Flour: The Versatile Choice

This balanced protein level makes it versatile enough to produce both soft and chewy cookies as well as slightly crisp ones. If you're looking for a safe bet or are new to cookie baking, all-purpose flour is your go-to option.