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Flour is the powdery substance created when a dry grain is pulverized. This is referred to as the milling process. The most common varieties of flour are made from wheat although any grain can be made into flour, including rice, oats, corn or barley.
Wheat is the grain most commonly used to make flour. Certain varieties may be referred to as clean or white. Flours contain differing levels of the protein gluten. Strong flour or hard flour has a higher gluten content than weak or soft flour.