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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One reason is that pretzels are made with refined white flour, which has been stripped of most nutrients, including fiber. — Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2026 Larson notes that whole-wheat or whole-grain crust generally provides more fiber and micronutrients such as magnesium than crust made primarily from refined white flour. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 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 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 4 Oct. 2026.

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