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Stoneground Flour/Spices VS Roller Milled Flour/Spices
Flour and spices can come in many different varieties. The type of flour and spices that are used to bake different items is vital to the finished product’s look, taste, texture and nutritional content. Here at Gauneer, we love using Certified Organic stone-ground flour and spices due to the unmatched nutritional content and unique flavour.
Stoneground flour VS rollermilled (industrially ground) flour
Stoneground flour differs from industrially ground flour in a variety of ways. Grains are milled gently using the stoneground method, being ground slowly between two stones. There are three parts that make up a grain – the bran, the germ and the endosperm. The bran provides fibre, protein and vitamins that are vital in maintaining a healthy digestive system. The germ provides B vitamins and fatty acids that are necessary for healthy brain function. The endosperm contains starches, carbohydrates, protein, iron and B vitamins. Stoneground milling, which is done in a cool and gentle way, retains these vitamins and nutrients.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, industrially ground flour is ground using high speed rollers that heat the wheat. In this process the bran and the germ taken away, and in doing this, important minerals, fats, fibre and vitamins are also eliminated.
| Ingredients Flour | Stone-Ground White Flour | Roller-mill Bleached White |
|---|---|---|
| Extraction | 81% | 72% |
| Protein | 11.20% | 10.70% |
| Fat | 1.20% | 0.70% |
| Carbohydrate | 80% | 67% |
| Calcium mg. per 100 g | 50 | 22 |
| Iron mg. per 100 g | 4 | 1 |
| Vitamin A (units per 100 g) | 200 | 0 |
| Vitamin B1 (units per 100g) | 150 | 22 |
| Calories per 100 g | 370 | 370 |
As you can see, Vitamins A and B1 are almost entirely lost in roller milled four.
As stoneground milling avoids overheating & dehydration, retaining nutrients and the wheat germ, the result is a unique, nutty flavour that can’t be obtained any other way.
As above we use stonegroun milling traditional way for flour we use the same traditional way for spices which maintain there quality, taste and nutritional content.
