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Flour can also be made at home. Some people like to make flour at home because when flour comes from the factory, the outer shells of the grains have usually been removed. The outer shells have fiber which is needed for metabolism. Flour has many nutrients. You can even make flour out of things such as pumpkins, pumpkin seeds, brown and white rice, wheat, etc.

Flour can also be made at home. Some people like to make flour at home because when flour comes from the factory, the outer shells of the grains have usually been removed. The outer shells have fiber which is needed for metabolism. Flour has many nutrients. You can even make flour out of things such as pumpkins, pumpkin seeds, brown and white rice, wheat, etc.

== History ==

== History ==

[[File:Wheat P1210892.jpg|thumb|A field of wheat prior to harvesting]]

[[File:Wheat P1210892.jpg|thumb|A field of wheat prior to harvesting]]

It was discovered around 6000 BC that [[wheat]] seeds could be crushed between simple millstones to make flour.<ref>[http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003061.html/ Archaeo News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901213320/http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003061.html |date=2010-09-01 }} -Source: Eurasianet.org (2008-12-9); Published 2008-12-14</ref> The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] were the first to grind seeds on cone mills. Most mills were driven by wind ([[windmill]]s) or water. Later, they were driven by steam.<ref>[http://www.flour-art-museum.de/english/background-and-culture/history-of-flour.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404033142/http://www.flour-art-museum.de/english/background-and-culture/history-of-flour.html|date=2011-04-04}} -History of flour</ref> In the 1930s, some flour began to be enriched with [[iron]], [[niacin]], [[thiamine]] and [[riboflavin]]. In the 1940s, mills started to enrich flour and [[folic acid]] was added to the list in the 1990s.

It was discovered around 6000 BC that [[wheat]] seeds could be crushed between simple millstones to make flour.<ref>[http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003061.html/ Archaeo News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901213320/http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003061.html |date=2010-09-01 }} -Source: Eurasianet.org (2008-12-9); Published 2008-12-14</ref> The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] were the first to grind seeds on cone mills. Most mills were driven by wind ([[windmill]]s) or water. Later, they were driven by steam.<ref>[http://www.flour-art-museum.de/english/background-and-culture/history-of-flour.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404033142/http://www.flour-art-museum.de/english/background-and-culture/history-of-flour.html|date=2011-04-04}} -History of flour</ref> In the 1930s, some flour began to be enriched with [[iron]], [[niacin]], [[thiamine]] and [[riboflavin]]. In the 1940s, mills started to enrich flour and [[folic acid]] was added to the list in the 1990s.

== Related pages ==

== Related pages ==

* [[Kinako]]

* [[Kinako]]

* [[Wheat flour]]

* [[Wheat flour]]

== References ==

== References ==

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== Other websites ==

== Other websites ==

* {{Commons category-inline|Flour}}

* {{Commons category-inline|Flour}}

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