Ukraine's alternative flour market, from amaranth to pine
Oatmeal
Italy
Published Jan 16, 2021
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- Every country has its own understanding of what niche flour is. For example, in Scandinavia, baking with oatmeal and barley flour is in order, so in northern Europe these types of flour are not niche, - said Rodion Rybchynsky, Chairman of the Board of the NGO "Flour Mills of Ukraine". - A similar story with corn flour in Mexico or Italy, where it has a very wide range of applications. And in East Africa, corn flour occupies about 70% of the flour market.
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Interestingly, in this region there are types of flour from crops that grow exclusively in Africa, so they can be considered niche on the hot continent ... In Ukraine, 94% of the grain flour market is wheat, 5% -grain and only 1% accounts for a set of other types of flour. The most popular niche types of flour from cereals and legumes in our country - corn, buckwheat, rice, oats, peas ... There is also flour from millet, barley, sorghum, but it is produced in very small quantities. Read also: Agrarian 2020: which modes of transportation have become the most popular But what types of alternative flour are not available for sale! There is even low-fat soy, sunflower protein, red lentil flour, brown rice and green buckwheat. There are gluten-free and whole grain ... Most niche types of flour are used in baking bread and bakery products, in the confectionery industry. Their most worthy examples are known for a long time: it is oatmeal cookies and buckwheat bread. Interestingly, a ...
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