Enriched-Bleached Self-Rising Flour — OKAY

Munch or Dump rates Enriched-Bleached Self-Rising Flour by Wilkins Rogers Mills OKAY — score 60/90.

Bleached, refined white flour with leavening and salt baked in. It's a basic pantry staple, not a finished food, but the wheat is stripped of its bran and germ and chemically bleached, then synthetically re-enriched.

Why this verdict

• Refined white flour stripped of bran, germ and most fiber
• Chemically bleached, then synthetically re-enriched to replace lost nutrients
• Only 4 simple ingredients, no artificial colors, flavors or emulsifiers
• Fast-digesting starch that spikes blood sugar more than whole grain

Ingredients (9)

• Enriched bleached wheat flour (moderate) — Refined, bleached flour with synthetic vitamins added back.
• Niacin (safe) — B-vitamin added back to replace what refining removed.
• Iron (safe) — Mineral enrichment to restore what milling strips out.
• Thiamine Mononitrate (safe) — Synthetic vitamin B1 used to re-enrich refined flour.
• Riboflavin (safe) — Vitamin B2 restored after milling.
• folic acid (safe) — Synthetic folate; federally mandated in enriched flour.
• Salt (moderate) — Common seasoning but can contribute to high sodium intake.
• Monocalcium Phosphate (safe) — Acidic leavening agent that reacts with baking soda to make baked goods rise.
• Baking Soda (safe) — Leavening agent.