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.
Cassava Flour
Cassava flour is a gluten-free flour made from the whole cassava root. The root is peeled, dried, and ground into …
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Barley Malt Powder
Barley malt powder is made from barley grains that have been sprouted and dried. This process creates enzymes that convert …
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Pea Fiber
Pea fiber is a dietary fiber derived from peas. It is produced by processing peas to separate the fiber from …
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Enriched Corn Meal
Enriched corn meal is corn meal that has had certain nutrients added back after processing. It is made from dried …
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Organic Sesame Seeds
Organic sesame seeds are the edible seeds of the sesame plant, grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. They are small, …
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Organic Corn
Corn is a grain that grows on stalks. It is a staple crop in the U.S. and is processed into …
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Red Quinoa
Red quinoa is a variety of the quinoa plant, scientifically known as *Chenopodium quinoa*. It is a pseudocereal, meaning it …
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Malted Wheat Flour
Malted wheat flour is made from wheat that has been germinated (malted) and then dried and ground. This process increases …
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Pea Starch
Pea starch is a carbohydrate extracted from dried peas. It is a fine, white powder that acts as a source …
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Corn Masa Flour
Corn masa flour is a type of corn flour made from dried corn kernels that have been cooked and treated …
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Organic Oats
Oats (Avena sativa) are a type of cereal grain grown for their seed. They are a staple food in many …
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Organic Durum Wheat Semolina
Organic durum wheat semolina is a coarse flour made from durum wheat, a hard variety of wheat. It is the …
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Rice Concentrate
Rice concentrate is a fiber-rich powder made from rice. It is produced by milling rice grains and then separating the …
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Triticale
Triticale is a hybrid grain, created by crossing wheat and rye. It combines the hardiness and disease resistance of rye …
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Crust: Enriched Wheat Flour
Enriched wheat flour is made from wheat grain that has had certain nutrients added back after processing. The milling process …
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Cooked Rice
Rice is a grain that is a staple food for more than half of the world's population. It is grown …
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Wheat Flour Enriched
Wheat flour enriched is made from wheat grains that have had B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid) and iron …
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Cooked Pasta
Cooked pasta is made from durum wheat flour and water, formed into various shapes like spaghetti, penne, or macaroni. It …
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Wild Rice
Wild rice is not true rice but the seed of an aquatic grass native to North America. It grows in …
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Organic Unbleached Wheat Flour
Organic unbleached wheat flour is made from wheat grains that have not been bleached with chemicals. The 'organic' label means …
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Unbleached Flour
Unbleached flour is made from wheat that has not been treated with bleaching agents after milling. The natural aging process, …
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Coconut Flour
Coconut flour is a gluten-free flour made from dried, ground coconut meat. After coconut milk or oil is extracted from …
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White Corn Flour
White corn flour is a finely ground powder made from dried white corn kernels. The milling process removes the hull …
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Unbleached
Unbleached flour is made from wheat that has not been treated with chemical bleaching agents. The natural color of wheat …
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Organic Oat Fiber
Organic oat fiber is a dietary fiber derived from oats. It is produced by milling the oat groat to separate …
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Enriched Egg Noodles
Enriched egg noodles are a type of pasta made from durum wheat flour, eggs, and often enriched with vitamins and …
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Sorghum
Sorghum is a type of grain that grows in warm climates. It is a staple food in parts of Africa …
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Semolina Flour
Semolina flour is a coarse flour made from durum wheat, a hard variety of wheat. It is produced by grinding …
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Yellow Corn
Yellow corn is a variety of maize, a grain crop grown widely in the United States. It is a starchy …
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Cooked Brown Rice
Cooked brown rice is a whole grain that has been boiled or steamed. It is made from brown rice kernels, …
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Whole Grain Yellow Corn Flour
Whole grain yellow corn flour is a finely ground powder made from dried yellow corn kernels. Unlike refined corn flour, …
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Corn Bran
Corn bran is the fibrous outer layer of the corn kernel. It is separated from the starchy endosperm and germ …
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Crust: Wheat Flour
Wheat flour is a powder made from grinding whole or parts of wheat grains. It is a fundamental ingredient in …
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Whole Grain Brown Rice
Whole grain brown rice is the entire rice kernel with only the outer, inedible husk removed. It comes from the …
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Wheat Flakes
Wheat flakes are made from whole wheat kernels that have been cooked, flattened into thin flakes, and then dried. They …
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Sweet Rice Flour
Sweet rice flour is a finely ground flour made from a specific type of rice, known scientifically as Oryza sativa. …
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Enriched Durum Flour
Enriched durum flour is a type of flour made from durum wheat, a hard wheat variety. It is produced by …
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Black Sesame Seeds
Black sesame seeds are small, oil-rich seeds from the Sesamum indicum plant. They are typically harvested by drying the seed …
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Navy Beans
Navy beans are a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), known for their small, oval shape and white color. …
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Brown Rice Crisp
Brown rice crisp is made from puffed brown rice. Brown rice is a whole grain that is milled to remove …
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Chia Seed
Chia seeds are tiny edible seeds from the desert plant Salvia hispanica, native to Mexico and Guatemala. They are typically …
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Barley Flakes
Barley flakes are made from whole barley grains that have been steamed, rolled flat, and dried. Barley is a hardy …
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Organic Oat Flour
Organic oat flour is made from whole organic oats that have been milled into a fine powder. Oats are a …
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Organic Flax Seeds
Flax seeds are small, nutrient-dense seeds from the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum), native to the Eastern Mediterranean and India. They …
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White Corn
White corn is a variety of maize, a grain grown in many parts of the world. It is processed into …
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Bread
Bread is a common food made by baking a dough of flour, water, and usually yeast. It has been a …
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Fermented Wheat Flour
Fermented wheat flour is made by allowing wheat flour to sit with water and a starter culture, which can include …
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Quinoa Flour
Quinoa flour is made from ground quinoa seeds. Quinoa is a flowering plant in the amaranth family, native to the …
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Roasted Corn
Roasted corn is whole corn kernels that have been heated until browned and fragrant. It can be made by dry …
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Crust: Enriched Flour
Enriched flour is a type of refined wheat flour that has had vitamins and iron added back in after processing. …
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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.