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. 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 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 15 Jul. 2026.

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