Bleached and enriched flours

Is enriched wheat flour clean?

No. Our rubric flags enriched wheat flour under bleached and enriched flours (evidence: preference). Refined white flour: the bran and germ are removed and a few nutrients added back.

Bleached and enriched flours Preference

Penalty 5 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Refined white flour: the bran and germ are removed and a few nutrients added back.

Source: 21 CFR 137.165: enriched flour, refined flour with thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid and iron added back

Also on labels as

enriched flour, enriched wheat flour, bleached flour, bleached wheat flour, enriched unbleached flour, enriched unbleached wheat flour

Low-FODMAP status

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

Related ingredients

Bleached 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.