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What is Enriched Flour Meaning Explained

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In this video I discuss what is enriched flour, and why it is not the healthiest choice.

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Transcript (partial)

The process of enriching flour begins with the grain seed. The seed consists of 3 parts, the bran, the germ and the endosperm. The Bran is the outermost layer and it is high in fiber, protein, iron and vitamin B.

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The germ is the embryo of the seed and it is very high in protein, fiber and vitamin B as well. The germ has a fat content of 10%, so it can reduce shelf life, ding, ding, ding, key phrase…shelf life, you know where we are going here.

The endosperm is the largest portion of the seed and it is high in carbs, and well……that’s about it. Now we are going to look at the macronutrients and fiber content of each of these. These #’s are based on 100g of each of these. Take note of the protein and fiber content in the bran and germ, they appear to provide some really good health benefits.

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All grains are bad for you. Even whole grains. The processed ones that are "Enriched" with folic acid should be avoided like the plague. Folic acid is a synthetic poison that causes a b vitamin deficiency. It's added to our food and in supplements.

— @theplanelife4097

Now that we have looked at the seed as a whole, its time to get to the processing part. Whats the 1st rule of processing food…you guessed it, take out the healthiest parts. So, the bran and the germ is removed and all that is left is the endosperm.

Nice. And the question is WHY? Well, manufactures do this for a better texture, appearance and longer Shelf Life.

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Once the endosperm is isolated, it is ground into flour, and then 5 of the lost nutrients are added back in. Hmm, take nutrients out, add some back in, this process makes it sound so delicious, doesn’t it? And, the protein and fiber that was lost, they are not replaced.

Bottom line, enriched flour is not the healthiest choice, 100% whole grain, whole wheat flour or bread will give you the most nutritional value.

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Timestamps

0:00 The structure of the grain seed

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In other words never shop at walmart

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0:44 Nutrients of the grain seed

0:58 Processing of the grain seed

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What about folic acid?

— @nootstoroots8068

1:40 Bottom line

Other sources:

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http://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/what-is-a-whole-grain

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/enriched-white-flour/

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— @eric_pennington_jr1303

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_flour

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Haha! I'm watching this while nearly eating a whole box of crackers (with the main ingredient being unbleached enriched flour!)

— @Zakkujennasei

More User Perspectives

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@growden100

Ding ding ding haha. Nice video,very informative.

@kaikai4254

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@melissafabarez9093

He says like it is.
Thank you for this great info!

@fieryscorpion

Thank you for your excellent video. Six years ago (Obama presidency), I noticed the rice became enriched. Last year (Trump presidency), the wheat flour and pasta became enriched. Why is this allowed, because law passed by the government state tampering with our food is illegal?

@carolconny2763

Why didn't you mention anything about the iron filings that they enrich the flour with?

@sherylr5007

Does the enriched flour contain bleach?

@kts9550

Thanks for the explanation!

@Prodigious1One

Is unbleached enriched wheat flour are healthy? Because i couldn't find the capital caption

@emilygarcia1832

So Nekot Peanut Butter crackers aren't a good alternative snack then :(

@AzraelPercussionNEO

The government has mandated that ALL grains, including corn and rice products, be "enriched" with made-in-china synthetics. that includes.. whole grains... It may be part of the reason for the cancer epidemic. 100% whole grains are no exception.

@annberry8149

You Know What It Is! 😎👌

@MrIdgaflolxd

Thanks I was curious how they did it now I know

@RavenVargas27

With a MTHFR mutation and changing my diet to non-foilc acid enriched foods I'm basically working to avoid death premature death from heart disease, colon cancer, stroke etc. Maybe I'm too late but I'm off at least I'm off antidepressants.

@Vikingbuddhist

Does anybody know what the additives are made of and where they come from? Such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folic acid. I can't find any information. Are they made of the removed bran and germ?

@Mfhollander2

Is the added vitamins for enriched flour easily digestible or does it just go straight to the sewer because the polished flour can't aid in absorbtion?

@alex.a.303

Thank you

@princess3438

Sounds like good stuff for replenishing glycogen levels for athletes
"carbing up" for intense training.

@DouglasCD1314

Dude, why are you "YouTube famous"? Great video!

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