What are the di erent types of wheat?

DIFFERENTTYPESOFWHEAT
First,wheatisprimarilyclassi edaccordingtoitsgrowingseason
WinterWheat–plantedinthefall,harvestedinthespring,comprisesapproximately75% ofwheatgrownintheUS
SpringWheat–plantedinthespring,harvestedinlatesummerorearlyfall
Beyondthegrowingseason,wheatisfurthercategorizedaccordingtoitshardness(hard/soft), color(red/white)andshapeofitskernel.Intheend,we’releftwiththefollowingsixtypesof wheat:
Theproteincontentofthewheatiswhatprimarilydetermineswhatthewheatwillbeusedfor andthegreatertheprotein,thegreatertheelasticityofthedoughwillbe.
Hardredwinterandhardredspringcontainthehighestpercentagesofproteinaremost oftenusedingoodsrequiringsize,likebreadsandrolls
Hardwhiteandsoftwhitecontainthelowestpercentagesofproteinandbestsuitedfor bakedgoodslikecakes,cookies,crackers,pastriesandmuf ns
Thecolorofthewheatplaysaparttooandasyoumayhavealreadyguessed,redwheatisdarker thanwhitewheat.Redwheatalsohasastronger,morebitter avorthanwhite.Thisisn’tabigdeal formanyofushomebakers,butitisabigdealwhenyou’reabigmanufacturertryingtocreatea productthat’svisuallyappealingtoyourconsumer
Softredwinterisoftenusedinblatantlyobviousbrowncrackersand atbreads.These areoftenmarketedas“wholegrain”crackersandsuch
Softwhiteisusedingoodswhenmanufactureswanttheitemtolookandtaste“white,” butbeabletoclaimashealthywithwheat.Oneexampleofthisaremuf ns“madewith whitewheat”
FLOURS
Generallyspeaking,thenutritionalpro lesofthegrainsdonotdiffermuchbeyondtheprotein. Essentially,youcouldswaponewheatforanotherandthenutrition(excepttheprotein)would remainfairlyconsistent.That’swhyyou’ll ndmanypeopleusingwhitewheatforbreadathome whenthey’retryingtoweantheirfamiliesawayfromprocessedwhite our
Buttheonlytimeyou’regetting100%wholewheatiswhenthelabelliterallysays“100%whole wheat”or“100%whitewholewheat,”inwhichcasetheonlydifferenceisthecolor,harvesting seasonandproteincontent Therearemanyother oursthataren’t100%wholewheatthough So then,whataretheymadeof?
All-PurposeFlour.80%hardredwheat,20%softredwheat.Rememberthatthisismade onlyfromtheendosperm,whichhasverylittle(ifany)nutrientsandverylittlecolor,since thegermandbranarenaturallydarker.Rememberthatall-purpose ourtendstobe bleachedandenriched
BreadFlour Mostvarietiesaremadefromhardredspringwheat,sinceitcontainsthe highestlevelofproteinandbread ourisidealforbread.Thisisalsomilledonlyfromthe endosperm,sothereislittle,ifany,nutrition Bread ouralsotendstobebleachedand enriched.
CakeFlour Usuallyderivedfromsoftwhitewheat,butagainonlyfromtheendosperm
PastryFlour Withaslightlyhigherpercentageofproteinthancake our,thisislikely derivedfromtheendospermofhardwhitewheat.
Self-RisingFlour Acombinationofall-purpose our,bakingpowderandsalt Not recommended,sincetheall-purpose ourislikelybleachedandthere’snocontrolover
thequantityofbakingpowderandsaltinthemixture(whichmakesusingitinarecipe thatcallsforbothingredientsnearlyimpossible) Plusthebakingpowdercanbecome ineffectiveinhumidclimates.
Stone-GroundWholeWheatFlour Madetheoldfashionedwaywithstonesgrindingthe wheatberriesinsteadofsteelmills Breadconnoisseursclaimstone-ground ourretains morenutrientsthansteelmilledbecausetheheatgeneratedfromthesteelmillscanharm someofthenutrients
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