white flour

noun

: a type of flour that is widely used in cooking, baking, etc., and that is made from wheat

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Many of the most popular desserts, like cake, cookies, ice cream and pie, tend to be loaded with fat, sugar, white flour and other not-so healthy ingredients. — Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 One reason is that pretzels are made with refined white flour, which has been stripped of most nutrients, including fiber. — Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2026 Larson notes that whole-wheat or whole-grain crust generally provides more fiber and micronutrients such as magnesium than crust made primarily from refined white flour. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Native communities—who had been eating fresh, seasonal foods long before farmers’ markets were a thing—were now forced to stand in line for military rations, subsisting on commodity foods like white flour, sugar, and blocks of orange cheese. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for white flour

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“White flour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flour. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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