Bleached and enriched flours

Is bleached flour clean?

No. Our rubric flags bleached flour under bleached and enriched flours (evidence: mixed). Whitened with benzoyl peroxide or chlorine, treatments the EU does not allow for flour.

Bleached and enriched flours Mixed

Penalty 10 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Whitened with benzoyl peroxide or chlorine, treatments the EU does not allow for flour.

Source: 21 CFR 137.105: flour may be bleached with benzoyl peroxide, chlorine or chlorine dioxide; these treatments are not authorized for flour in the EU

Also on labels as

bleached wheat flour, enriched bleached flour, bleached enriched flour, enriched bleached wheat flour, bleached all-purpose flour

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

Related ingredients

Enriched wheat flour
Azodicarbonamide

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.