Wheat flour is flour made from wheat, which usually refers to flour after bran removal. The flour after removing embryo and bran is high-gluten flour, and the flour you often use is high-gluten flour. So bread made of wheat flour and high gluten flour is not whole wheat bread, so what kind of bread is real whole wheat bread?
Whole wheat bread 1, whole wheat flour
Wheat consists of bran layer, endosperm and embryo. Whole wheat flour is made by processing wheat without removing bran or germ. The bran layer is rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, and the cellulose content is very high, reaching 88% of the total cellulose content (endosperm 8%, embryo 4%). Embryo contains fat, protein, soluble sugar, various enzymes and a lot of vitamins. Therefore, whole wheat flour is rich in cellulose, vitamins and minerals. Therefore, whole wheat bread made of whole wheat flour has a rough taste and is rich in vitamins and minerals.
2. Whole wheat bread
Whole-wheat bread is a kind of baked food with whole-wheat flour as the main raw material and yeast, salt, etc. And then through the steps of fermentation, shaping, setting, proofing, baking and the like. Bread made of whole wheat flour is the real whole wheat bread.
The whole wheat bread dough will produce carbon dioxide gas during the fermentation process, which will increase the dough volume. There are also ethanol and lactic acid. Lactic acid is the main source of bread sourness. In order to improve the taste, a proper amount of sugar can be added to flavor. Whole wheat bread without sugar tastes sour, rough and chewy, and has a strong wheat flavor. The more you eat it, the more fragrant it becomes.
How to tell if it is real whole wheat bread?
1, regardless of product name.
Many whole wheat breads on the market now only have names, but they are not whole wheat breads. In order to guide consumers to buy whole wheat as a selling point, they will add the word "whole wheat" to the product name. Or the words "whole wheat" are printed in a conspicuous position on the front of the product packaging.
There is wheat flour in the ingredients in the above picture, so it is not real whole wheat bread, but the product name has the words "whole wheat bread" and "whole wheat" in a conspicuous position.
2, understand the product ingredient list
According to GB 7718-201KLOC-0/General Rules for the Labeling of National Food Safety Standards in prepackaged foods, the ingredient list on food packaging should be arranged in descending order of the amount added when processing food, that is, the ingredient with the most added amount is ranked first, and other ingredients are ranked from more to less. Therefore, the real whole wheat bread, the first in the ingredient list, is whole wheat flour. If the first one is not whole wheat flour, it is not real whole wheat bread.
In summary, in the ingredient list on the product packaging, whole wheat flour ranks first, and bread without other flour behind it is the real whole wheat bread.
Identify whether it is real whole wheat bread, don't look at the product name, but know the product ingredient list.
Real whole wheat bread is more nutritious than ordinary bread, rich in cellulose, vitamins and minerals.