white flour
noun
: a type of flour that is widely used in cooking, baking, etc., and that is made from wheat
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Salted and preserved fish and meats, including bacon, sausage, liver pudding and offal, were staples of working-class people's diets, while the upper classes indulged in such luxuries as white flour and sugar.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Unlike all-purpose white flour, which has had its oil largely removed during processing, whole grain flours and whole grains retain their natural fats from the nutrient-rich wheat germ.
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Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
Consider using high-fiber baking ingredients, such as whole-grain flour, chia seeds, and ground flaxseed, rather than white flour.
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Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2026
It's found almost entirely in the outer layers—the bran and germ—of the wheat kernel, which are lost when wheat is processed into white flour.
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Zia Sherrell,
Health,
5 May 2026
Refined grains, such as white flour, have been stripped of their fibrous, nutritious bran and germ, leaving primarily the starch and a bit of protein behind.
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Trisha Pasricha,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
Bread flour, whole wheat flour, all‑purpose white flour, masa, purple cornmeal, medium‑ground yellow cornmeal, plain fine cornmeal, semolina flour, barley flour, and sorghum flour.
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Replace bread and pasta made with refined white flour with whole-grain alternatives.
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Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Unlike all-purpose white flour, which has had its oil largely removed during processing, whole grain flours and whole grains retain their natural fats from the nutrient-rich wheat germ.
—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
Consider using high-fiber baking ingredients, such as whole-grain flour, chia seeds, and ground flaxseed, rather than white flour.
—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2026
It's found almost entirely in the outer layers—the bran and germ—of the wheat kernel, which are lost when wheat is processed into white flour.
—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
5 May 2026
Refined grains, such as white flour, have been stripped of their fibrous, nutritious bran and germ, leaving primarily the starch and a bit of protein behind.
—
Trisha Pasricha,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
Bread flour, whole wheat flour, all‑purpose white flour, masa, purple cornmeal, medium‑ground yellow cornmeal, plain fine cornmeal, semolina flour, barley flour, and sorghum flour.
—
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Replace bread and pasta made with refined white flour with whole-grain alternatives.
—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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“White flour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flour. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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