Grains & Flours in Food
Grains and grain-derived ingredients include flours, starches, brans and whole grains. Wheat, barley and rye contain gluten; check each ingredient page for details.
Wheat Flour
Wheat flour is a fine powder made by grinding wheat grains. It is a staple food ingredient used worldwide.
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Enriched Wheat Flour
Enriched wheat flour is a refined flour made from wheat grains that have had the bran and germ removed. During …
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Malted Barley Flour
Malted barley flour is made from barley grains that have undergone a malting process. This process involves soaking the grains …
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Corn
Corn is a widely cultivated cereal grain that originated in Mexico. It is botanically a fruit but is often used …
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Rice Flour
Rice flour is a type of flour made by finely grinding rice grains. It can be produced from either white …
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Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain grown around the world and is a staple food for many cultures. After harvesting, wheat …
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Flour
Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. While it can come from various …
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Bleached Wheat Flour
Bleached wheat flour is a type of wheat flour that has been chemically treated to whiten it and alter its …
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Whole Wheat Flour
Whole wheat flour is a powder made from grinding the entire wheat grain, including the bran, germ, and endosperm. This …
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Rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). It is a …
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Corn Flour
Corn flour is a fine powder made from dried corn kernels. The kernels are typically dried and then ground into …
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Yellow Corn Flour
Yellow corn flour is a finely ground powder made from dried yellow corn kernels. The corn kernels are typically dried …
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Enriched Bleached Flour
Enriched bleached flour is wheat flour that has been treated to whiten it and improve its baking qualities. The bleaching …
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Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
Enriched bleached wheat flour is a type of wheat flour that has undergone processing to whiten it and improve its …
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Unbleached Wheat Flour
Unbleached wheat flour is a powder made by grinding wheat kernels. Unlike bleached flour, it is not treated with chemical …
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Durum Wheat Semolina
Durum wheat semolina is a coarse, pale yellow flour made from durum wheat. It is produced by grinding the endosperm …
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Semolina
Semolina is a coarse, pale yellow flour made from durum wheat. Durum wheat is a hard type of wheat, and …
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Popcorn
Popcorn is a specific type of corn kernel (Zea mays everta) that expands and puffs up when heated. It is …
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Whole Grain Oats
Whole grain oats are the edible seeds of the oat plant (Avena sativa). As a whole grain, they include all …
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Corn Meal
Corn meal is a coarse flour made from dried corn (maize) kernels. The kernels are ground into a powder, which …
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Brown Rice Flour
Brown rice flour is a type of flour made by grinding whole brown rice grains. Unlike white rice flour, it …
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Bread Crumbs
Bread crumbs are small pieces of dried bread. They are made by toasting or drying bread and then crumbling it …
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Wheat Bran
Wheat bran is the tough, outer layer of the wheat kernel, which is separated from the inner part (endosperm) during …
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Rolled Oats
Rolled oats are a type of whole grain oat that has been steamed, flattened, and lightly toasted. This process makes …
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Malt
Malt is a grain product, most commonly made from barley, but also from wheat, rye, or other cereals. It is …
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Oats
Oats are a type of cereal grain grown from the Avena sativa plant. After harvesting, the grains are typically hulled …
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Organic Wheat Flour
Organic wheat flour is a powder made by grinding organic wheat grains. 'Organic' means the wheat was grown without synthetic …
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Whole Grain Rolled Oats
Whole grain rolled oats are a type of oat product made from oat groats, which are the hulled kernels of …
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Whole Grain Wheat
Whole grain wheat is the entire kernel of the wheat plant, which includes the bran, germ, and endosperm. It is …
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Brown Rice
Brown rice is a whole grain that retains its bran and germ layers, unlike white rice which has these removed. …
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Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour
This is flour made from wheat that has not been bleached with chemicals. It is enriched, meaning vitamins and iron …
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Malt Extract
Malt extract is a viscous liquid made from germinated barley grains. The grains are steeped in water, allowed to sprout …
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Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
Bleached enriched wheat flour is made from wheat that has been milled into flour. It is then treated with an …
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Malted Barley
Malted barley is a grain that has been germinated and then dried. This process, called malting, changes the grain's starches …
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Crust
Crust is the outer shell of baked goods, providing structure and texture. It is typically made from flour, water, and …
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Enriched Flour Bleached
Enriched flour bleached is a type of refined wheat flour. It is 'bleached' using oxidizing agents to make it whiter …
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Durum Flour
Durum flour is a coarse flour made from durum wheat, a hard variety of wheat. It is the primary ingredient …
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Whole Grain Wheat Flour
Whole grain wheat flour is made by grinding the entire wheat kernel, which includes the bran, germ, and endosperm. This …
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Oat Flour
Oat flour is made from whole oats that have been ground into a fine powder. It is a whole grain …
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Whole Grain Oat Flour
Whole grain oat flour is a finely ground powder made from whole oat groats. It includes the bran, germ, and …
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Chia Seeds
Chia seeds are tiny seeds from the plant Salvia hispanica, native to Mexico and Guatemala. They are harvested from the …
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Quinoa
Quinoa is a flowering plant in the amaranth family, grown for its edible seeds. The seeds are small, round, and …
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Durum Wheat Flour
Durum wheat flour is a coarse flour made from durum wheat, a hard variety of wheat. It is the primary …
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Millet
Millet is a group of small-seeded grasses that are widely grown as cereal grains. It is a staple food in …
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Barley
Barley is a versatile cereal grain grown worldwide. It is a member of the grass family and is one of …
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Crisp Rice
Crisp rice is made from cooked rice that is then puffed to create a light, airy, and crunchy texture. The …
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Bleached Enriched Flour
Bleached enriched flour is made from wheat that has been milled into flour. The bleaching process uses chemicals to whiten …
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Rye Flour
Rye flour is made from ground rye grain. It is a whole grain flour that contains the bran, germ, and …
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Flax Seeds
Flax seeds are small, nutrient-dense seeds from the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum), native to the Mediterranean region. They are typically …
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Flaxseed
Flaxseed comes from the flax plant, which has been cultivated for thousands of years. The seeds are small and flat, …
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Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.