What’s the difference between whole grain whole wheat and refined wheat flours?
Do you know the difference?
In Canada, there are differences between 100% whole grain whole wheat flour, whole wheat flour, refined wheat flour, and multigrain.
Take a look at the ingredient list to find out more about which grains are included in the product.
✨100% whole grain whole wheat flour:
This flour still contains the bran, germ, and endosperm. It’s often called whole grain flour, 100% whole grain flour or 100% whole grain whole wheat including the germ.
✨Whole wheat flour:
This flour is missing 5% of the kernel, including most of the germ and some of the bran. This helps reduce rancidity while prolonging the shelf life and flavour of whole wheat flour.
✨Refined wheat flour (enriched or all-purpose):
This flour contains the endosperm with much of the bran and germ removed, and is enriched with iron, thiamine, niacin, riboflavin and folic acid.
✨Multigrain:
A product labelled ‘multigrain’ simply means a flour that contains many different grains. Multigrain does not indicate whether a product contains whole grains or refined grains.
