Flour 00: Here’s Why It’s Wrong to Demonise It

It’s easy to speak ill. Demonised, even called “poison”, rehabilitated and perhaps condemned again. Flour 00, the most refined yet also the most well-known and used, is often the target of media attacks that label this type of product as potentially harmful to the body and especially as a cause of increased blood sugar levels. That a more refined product has a higher glycaemic index compared to a less refined one is undeniable, but to say that a product is so harmful to health... well, one must be cautious, very cautious.

Flour 00 is often the target of media attacks that label this type of product as potentially harmful to the body and especially as a cause of increased blood sugar levels

As always, it is necessary to pay attention when deciding to eliminate a food from a diet and to make it the scapegoat for every ill: the basic rule should be not the exclusion of a food a priori but its intake in the right quantities, balancing and varying its consumption with other products. It is indeed the consumption of refined flours over many years (as well as other refined products), continuous and in significant quantities, that creates problems of nutritional deficiencies: this type of flour is indeed poorer in fibre and minerals. But it is certainly not its sporadic intake or not in massive doses that will condition the future health of each of us. The more refined the flour, the more the noble parts of the grain are removed, this is true, but at the same time it improves the qualities of processing, allowing for doughs with perfect leavening and more resistant to "stretching", making flour 00 preferable in many preparations.

It is the consumption of refined flours over many years (as well as other refined products), continuous and in significant quantities, that creates problems of nutritional deficiencies

Until a few years ago, it was difficult to find flours other than the two most well-known variants of soft wheat, namely flour 00 and 0, today, however, consumers are more attentive and seek the best pairing, the right balance and, above all, to vary. This should indeed be the secret of every diet. There are hundreds of different flours on the market such as type 2 flour and type 1 flour which are only partially refined, up to wholemeal. A way to achieve good development of baked goods with an increasingly important amount of vitamins, fibres, and minerals.

There are hundreds of different flours on the market such as type 2 flour and type 1 flour which are only partially refined

Precisely because balance, taste, and equilibrium are the watchwords of daily living, Tibiona offers a wide variety of flours, to satisfy every taste, every preparation, and above all, to help everyone live well.

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