When we say Multigrain, it is not just more than one grain in the flour content, in fact it is a combination of five to six grains or sometimes even more. Mostly what we get in market in a multigrain packet is just some flour with another added grain like barley or maize. A little effort on the buyer’s part is required to go through the main ingredients listed in the packet and make sure of the ingredients and their nutrition claims. An essential thing to note is that a flour with a Multigrain label mentions ‘Whole’ grains so as to make it more healthy than just any ‘Single Whole Grain’ flour. As we all know, whole grain itself is beneficial for health so a ‘Multigrain’ flour would logically be multiple times beneficial. Another must check in the ingredients’ list is the percentage of ‘Whole’ grain in it. Always go for the ‘100%’ claims in packages so that you are sure all grains are ‘Whole’ grains in the mixture. Sometimes companies do not mention the quantity or percentage of the added grains in the Multigrain packet, so it is difficult to know how much of each grain or in what proportion the flours contain. A trick to know the main ingredients is to check the names of the topmost grains which will give a fair idea of which grains are majorly used in the flour. Mostly all Multigrain flours will have wheat as its main ingredient. Apart from whole wheat- millets, maize, barley, buckwheat, flax seeds, rice, corn, rye, oats and even pulses are other common components found in multigrain flours. Not all components are used in every Multigrain flour. In a particular Multigrain product mostly a combination is used which may have more than two to about six components.
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