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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Native communities—who had been eating fresh, seasonal foods long before farmers’ markets were a thing—were now forced to stand in line for military rations, subsisting on commodity foods like white flour, sugar, and blocks of orange cheese. Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Refined grains, such as white flour, have had the bran (the outer layer of the grain kernel) and the germ (the part of the kernel that can grow into a new plant) removed during processing. Jillian Kubala, Health, 14 July 2026 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for white flour

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“White flour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flour. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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