| Wheat flour cannot be used when cooking gluten | | | | |
| free and wheat free recipes. There are now a wide | | | | Millet Flour |
| range of alternative flours for those that require a | | | | Millet is from the grass family. Cereals used in |
| gluten free diet. Specialty stores and local commercial | | | | African and Asian countries. Can be used to thicken |
| market now recognize the demand for gluten free | | | | soups and only in certain types of baking. |
| products. Many whole food markets have gluten | | | | Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour |
| free, dairy free and preservative produce sections. | | | | |
| | | | | Potato Flour |
| Wheat Flour Cooking Alternatives | | | | Potato flour is not the same as potato starch flour. |
| | | | | Potato flour is a heavy flour with a strong potato |
| Amaranth Flour | | | | flavor. |
| Made from the seed of the Amaranth plant. The | | | | Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour |
| Amaranth plant is a green leafy vegetable. The seeds | | | | |
| are rich in protein. Amaranth flour is a wheat flour | | | | Potato Starch Flour |
| alternative used in baking. Alternative names: African | | | | Potato starch flour is a fine white flour. Potato flour |
| spinach, Chinese spinach, Indian spinach and elephant | | | | and potato starch flour are both made from |
| ear. | | | | potatoes. |
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| Arrowroot Flour | | | | Quinoa Flour |
| The root of the arrowroot plant is ground into flour. | | | | |
| Arrowroot flour is a bland and fine powder that | | | | Has been used for hundred of years as a cereal. The |
| becomes clear when cooked. Great thickening for | | | | Incas called it, "the mother seed". Related to the |
| clear sauces | | | | plant family of spinach and beets. The seeds of the |
| Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour | | | | quinoa plant are ground into flour. Quinoa flour is a |
| | | | | good source of vegetable protein. |
| Brown Rice Flour | | | | Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour |
| Brown rice flour is heavier than white rice flour. | | | | |
| Ground from unpolished brown rice has high | | | | Sorghum Flour |
| nutritional value. Has a grainy texture. There is a | | | | Staple used in Africa and India. Used in soups and |
| heavier texture with brown rice flour as versus to | | | | unleavened breads. The flour is ground from sorghum |
| white rice flour. | | | | grains. |
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| Buckwheat Flour | | | | Soya Flour |
| Buckwheat is a herbal plant. Buckwheat is not a | | | | A successful alternative flour when combined with |
| cereal or grass. It is a pseudocereal meaning it is not | | | | another wheat alternative flours. Can be used as a |
| related to wheat. Buckwheat's outer husk is removed | | | | thickener and taste enhancer. |
| and the plant is dried. The plant is ground into flour. | | | | Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour |
| Buckwheat can be cross-contaminated if processed | | | | |
| in wheat facilities. Those people that are gluten | | | | Tapioca Flour |
| intolerant make sure to read the labels that the | | | | Made from the root of the cassava plant. Ground is a |
| produce is "gluten free". | | | | light and fine white flour. Adds a chewy texture and |
| Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour | | | | thickening agents. |
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| Chick Pea Flour | | | | |
| The chick pea is ground into flour. Has a nutty taste. | | | | Teff Flour |
| Usually combined with another wheat flour alternative. | | | | From the grass family and used as cereal grain in |
| Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour | | | | Northern Africa. Used to make sour flat bread. Teff |
| | | | | flour is highly nutritious. |
| Corn Flour | | | | Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour |
| Corn Flour is ground corn. The grain is a fine, white | | | | |
| powder used as recipe thickener. | | | | White Rice Flour |
| Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour | | | | Ground from white rice. Does not have nutritional |
| | | | | value compared to brown rice flour. White rice flour |
| Cornmeal | | | | gives a light texture. Can be used in a variety of |
| Ground from corn and heavier than corn flour. Used | | | | recipes. |
| to make cornbread. | | | | Wheat Free & Gluten Free Flour |
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| | | | | Note: Be sure to read the labels that the product is |
| Maize Flour | | | | "gluten free". Some of these grains can be |
| Maize flour is heavier than corn flour. Maize flour is | | | | cross-contaminated if processed in facilities that also |
| ground from corn. | | | | process wheat. |
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