Importance of Flours

base of the feeding From all over the world, flours are one of the most important, nutritious and necessary foods for growth and development, but also throughout life. Despite the fact that nutritionists recommend consuming them responsibly, flours are present in many foods and are also accessible to all audiences compared to other products that may become more expensive seasonally or that are in themselves exclusive.

The discovery of flour and its first uses

In the History of Humanity, flours have played a central role as human food. The discovery that consumable powder could be obtained from certain grains occurred in the last stage of Prehistory, in the Neolithic. This was when the human being began to use the agriculture as a permanent way of obtaining food.

The first uses of the flours obtained from the grains of corn, wheat, barley, oats, etc. they were very elementary and not as varied as we might think: the first human communities carried out the early forms of bread that generally did not contain yeast and were flat and much harder than what we know today in day. Over time, the

traditions They made the use of flours more complex and other elements such as cookies, noodles, baked goods, and many other preparations were added to human diets.

The location of flours in the food pyramid

In the famous food pyramid, in which foods are located according to the number of servings that should be eaten per day, flours and their derivatives are located at the base. This means that they are, on the one hand, the products that should be consumed the most per day and also that, as they are the base of the entire food, from them a large part of the nutrients and energy are obtained that allow us to continue functioning with strength and properly.

The importance of consuming flours with caution

One of the main criticisms made of flour from the field of nutrition It is your unlimited consumption. Because baked goods and flour products are generally cheaper and more accessible than fruits, vegetables and meats, a large part of the population uses them daily and even the way they are prepared can add many calories or fats.

The flours, alone, for their part are digested very quickly and this makes the metabolism activates quickly, generating an intense but brief feeling of satiety. It is also indicated that they can inflame the digestive system and generate bulging bellies.

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