Time To Swap Your Regular Wheat Flour With Gluten-Free Flour

The label “Gluten-Free '' has become a new trend nowadays! But do you know it’s healthy too? All-purpose wheat flour has been a kitchen showstopper for ages. This is because we have grown up eating wheat flour since childhood. But due to a sedentary lifestyle, people are becoming more conscious about their diet. Maybe you have recently seen the gluten-free phrase on food packing, menus cards, dairy products, or biscuit packets. So what gluten is doing in previously integrity of human history. 

What is gluten? Why do you suddenly care about it?

Gluten is an insoluble protein composite that is made up of two substances, namely glutenin and gliadin. Gluten is responsible for the chewiness of the food made up of wheat flour, bread, and pasta. Gluten flour may cause inflammation and damage of a lining in the small intestine, and it leads to problems like belly pain, gas, diarrhoea, weight loss, skin rash, bone problems, iron deficiency, infertility, fatigue, and also cause depression. A gluten-free diet helps to cure these symptoms.

 The chickpea flour is the ground powder of dry chickpeas, which is also known as garbanzo beans. The flour is also called gram flour (Besan atta). Chickpea flour is popularly used to make the batter of pakoras in India. The flour is rich in fibre, protein and has a fantastic property of a binding agent. Do you know it is also used as the replacement of eggs in various dishes?

Oat Flour

Oat flour is the ground powder of whole-grain oats. The flour contains soluble fibre, which is called beta-glucan. It is high in fibre, protein and loaded with other health benefits. You can add oat flour into cookies, loaves of bread, or baking items. It's an excellent substitute for wheat flour. 

Corn Flour

Corn flour is called Makkai atta in Hindi. It is made up of whole corn, including bran, germ, and kernel. It is popularly used to make tortillas and loaves of bread. The cornflour is full of magnesium, fibre, iron, supports digestive health, and rich carbohydrates. 

Amaranth Flour

Amaranth flour comes from the nuts of the amaranth plant. It is an excellent source of vitamin A, Vitamin B, Potassium, iron, and vitamin C. Amaranth flour is used in baking bread, bases, and crust. In addition, it offers you other sources of antioxidants.

Almond Flour

Almonds are highly gluten-free. You can add almonds in the form of almond milk, cake, crumbs, or flour. Almond flour is rich in monounsaturated fat and is full of nutrients, minerals, calcium, and potassium.