{"id":142,"date":"2021-07-06T03:58:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T03:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foodandmoodcreations.com\/?p=142"},"modified":"2023-08-09T17:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T17:46:07","slug":"gluten-free-flours-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foodandmoodcreations.com\/gluten-free-flours-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Gluten-Free\u200c \u200cFlours\u200c \u200cYou Can Use Right Now \u200c"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Flour is present in foods all around us. It is a staple ingredient used to create foods like bread, pasta, desserts, soups, and sauces. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize how vital flour is until they can no longer consume it. Fortunately, there are several gluten-free flours available on the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
White rice flour is milled from white rice. It is white in color with a neutral, relatively flavorless taste and smooth texture. Additionally, there is also sweet white rice flour. It has a higher starch content and is used to make sticky rice in Thai restaurants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
White rice flour is used to make cakes, noodles, breads, thicken sauces, as a binder, as a coating for fried foods. Unlike brown rice flour, white rice flour contains little micronutrients as the husk and bran are removed during processing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sorghum flour comes from a historic cereal grain cultivated over 5,000 years ago. Sorghum is gluten-free, and it’s the world’s fifth-most important <\/a>cereal crop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sorghum flour is light in color with a similar texture to wheat berries. Sorghum has a mild, earthy, slightly sweet flavor. Sorghum flour works well with other gluten-free flours as it gives baked goods a dense texture when used on its own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sorghum has phenolic compounds<\/a> such as flavonoids, which have been shown to slow down tumor development. Additionally, the phenolic compounds found in sorghum have potent antioxidant activity in vitro<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sorghum may also <\/em>promote gut health and decrease the risks of chronic diseases. Sorghum can also be beneficial for people with diabetes as starches and sugars are released slower than in other grains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n