Description of MAIDA REFINED  FLOUR 500g

MAIDA REFINED  FLOUR 500g is a white flour from the Pakistan subcontinent, made from wheat. Finely milled without any bran, refined, and bleached. It closely resembles cake flour.

Maida is a white flour from the Indian subcontinent, made from wheat. Finely milled without any bran, refined, and bleached, it closely resembles cake flour.

What is Maida Flour?

Maida is a finely-milled, white wheat flour commonly used in Pakistan. It is obtained from the endosperm part of the wheat grain and can be made from winter- or summer-wheat varieties.

Maida flour is very popular in India, Pakistan and other Central Asian and South Asian countries. It is used in preparing breads and baked goods, noodles and other food products. Current regulations in India require fortifying the flour with iron, zinc, vitamin A, folic acid and other B-vitamins.

Origin

the other two are Atta and sooji (suji):¹

• Maida: used in making bakery products such as pastries, sweets, as well as traditional breads such as paratha and naan
• Atta: used in making flatbreads, such as chapati, roti, naan and puri

How to Store
• Warm, damp conditions cause the flour to become caked and packed, and also encourage the growth of microorganisms, causing the flour to spoil. So, always store in a dry container in a dry place.
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