Cake / 'biscuits' (my idea of a biscuit is a solid thing to dip in tea, how British of me, but anyway) flour: about 8-9g of protein per 100 grams of flour.
All-purpose flour: 11-12 grams of protein per 100 grams of flour.
Bread flour: 13-14 grams of protein per 100 grams of flour.
'Pastas' vary a lot. Italian-style uses high-protein durum wheat, which is about 14g/100g. On the opposite end, Chinese jiaozi (steamed/boiled dumplings) use low-protein content (8-9g/100g) to give a very smooth texture.
I'm curious if flour in the US is sold with such nutritional labeling: protein, carbohydrate, fat, salt, etc, measurements per standardised measure (in the EU and much of the world, this is per 100g)?
Maybe flour producers ought to have to label protein content on the label (even in small text), so that it's easier to find the right flour for recipes.
Most products also show this on the nutritional label.
- White Lily flour - 9% protein.
- Hard wheat flour - 12% protein
- Cake flour - 6% protein
An equal mixture of cake flour and hard wheat flour is apparently good for biscuits.
Wal-Mart sells the stuff for $0.51/lb, but they're out of stock right now.
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