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Strong Wholemeal Flour

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We make our own wholemeal bread, and we recently bought some Marks and Spencer own brand wholemeal flour. When we got it home, I looked at the small print on the side of the packet, and the fibre content is only 7%. Most other brands are around 11% or 12%.
Does this mean that M&S are processing the flour to remove some of the fibre? Are they allowed to do that and still call it wholemeal?
https://www.ocado.com/products/m-s-strong-wholemeal-bread-flour-552805011
Does this mean that M&S are processing the flour to remove some of the fibre? Are they allowed to do that and still call it wholemeal?
https://www.ocado.com/products/m-s-strong-wholemeal-bread-flour-552805011
No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
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I also make bread with wholemeal. Never thought to look at fibre content until I read this. Intrigued, I did a quick check. Sainsburys own brand and Waitrose essential are both about 9%. Allinsons very strong and Waitrose Canadian both about 11%. Is it maybe about the type of wheat?1
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I find it funny that the M&S flour proclaims on the packet: "For wholesome high in fibre bread", as you can't make high fibre bread with low fibre flour.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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‘High fibre’ is anything over 6g per 100g. So 7% still qualifies as ‘high’, it’s just lower than other flours.Life is mainly froth and bubble: two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own.1
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PollyWollyDoodle said:‘High fibre’ is anything over 6g per 100g. So 7% still qualifies as ‘high’, it’s just lower than other flours.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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I’m wondering whether the higher fibre flour makes better bread? That’s better as in flavour and/or texture.0
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My personal reason for choosing high fibre is that we generally don’t have enough fibre in our diet, and this is a very easy way to increase it.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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Sainsbury’s stoneground wholemeal is 9.1g of fibre per 100g, £1.50 for 1.5kg.
Strong white flour has around 3g per 100g, we used both.
Porridge oats 9g per 100g, in porridge or basic muesli, or blitzed to make oatmeal.
Some basic range fruit and vegetables every day, and some mixed seeds, Aldi £1.25 for 250g, and you have all the fibre you need and plenty of variety for the gut microbiome.3 -
The Asda own make one is 11g per 100g and that is 1.5Kg for £1.05. I use that all the time and have never thought of looking either1
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Does anyone add Vitamin C to the wholemeal bread? It was in the old Panasonic recipe but not in the new one.0
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Yes, always. Just the tip of a knife full.Nelliegrace said:Does anyone add Vitamin C to the wholemeal bread? It was in the old Panasonic recipe but not in the new one.
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