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http://www.omniture.com --> Sections Home Page Local News AP News AP Entertainment Archives Business Classifieds Event Calendar Forums Life Opinion Obituaries Photo Gallery Readers Photo Gallery Sports Tempo Weather Special Coverage 2006 Britt Festivals --> Shop Our Valley AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Search Our Valley Special Sections Distinctly Northwest Readers' Choice Homelife Magazine Joy Magazine Holiday Guide Oregon Golf Info Oregon Wine Info Other Publications Local Links Ashland News eSouthernOregon Newspapers In Education Personals Moving Here Movie Listings TV Listings Volunteer Customer Service Advertise With Us Media Kit Place Classified Ad Contact Us FAQ's Home Delivery Site Map --> Email Story to a Friend December 25, 2006 Since You Asked I know there are grains other than wheat contained in all-purpose flour. But what are the percentages of each grain? -- Dusty C., Sams Valley You might be confusing all-purpose flour with bread flour. To improve yeast activity, bread flour contains a small amount of malted barley flour, along with vitamin C or potassium bromate to increase the gluten's elasticity and gas retention in the dough. Bread flour is 99.8 percent unbleached, hard-wheat flour, according to the online cooks' index, epicurious.com. All-purpose flour is made from a blend of high-gluten hard wheat and low-gluten soft wheat. Fine-textured, it contains neither wheat germ (the sprouting part) nor bran (the outer coating). U.S. law requires that all flours not containing wheat germ must have niacin, riboflavin, thiamin and iron added. If you're looking for flour from other grains, it would be clearly labeled on the package, said Rebecca Wood, Mail Tribune food columnist. For example, flour milled from spelt and kamut — two underused relatives of modern wheat — can often be found in natural food stores, Wood said. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . Would you like to respond to this story? If so Click Here to visit our forums. Advertisement Copyright © 1997-2007 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback online casinos news Home Security Systems Online Casino Reviews Men's Clothing Fundraisers UK Homeowner Loans Discount Hotel Reservations Send Flowers Casinos Canada Texas Electric Choice Compare Electric rates in Texas Windermere Van Vleet Trunks, Footlocker Online poker at AbsolutePoker.com