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What is bread enriched with?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 2/3/15 at 3:28 pm
And why does it need to be enriched?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 3:40 pm to Broke
Enriched
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White flour loses more than three-quarters of its fiber, half of its calcium and phosphorus, half of its thiamine, more than three-quarters of its niacin and one-third of its vitamin E. The nutrients added back into white flour to make enriched bread include thiamine, riboflavin and niacin, according to Purdue University Food and Nutrition Specialist, Sandra D. Simons. These nutrients are members of the B complex vitamins. Thiamine or vitamin B1 aids in normal nervous system functioning. Riboflavin or vitamin B-2 promotes healthy vision, provides energy and aids in healthy skin. Niacin helps you digest foods and helps maintain a normal appetite and nervous system.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 3:52 pm to saint amant steve
Flour enriching was a response to the nationwide problem of pellegra 100 years ago. It's a dietary deficiency disease causing skin problems, mental problems, and eventually, death. Pellegra was very very common in the south among poor farmers who subsisted on corn.
Here's a good blog post summarizing the pellegra problem, how southern pols fought against nutritional enrichment, and how it became standard for all flour products to be enriched in the USA. Great story....
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Here's a good blog post summarizing the pellegra problem, how southern pols fought against nutritional enrichment, and how it became standard for all flour products to be enriched in the USA. Great story....
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