A German ligature that originally stood for 'sz', but can be transliterated as 'ss'. It is never found in Swiss German. It looks like a B, but sounds like an S. Compare to the boring language known as English, which only has the ligatures Ã and Å, which are rarely used.
The only other flour used in traditional pumpernickel is wheat flour, which is used as an ingredient in the sourdough starter, a pre-fermented flour, water and yeast mixture that combines with the rye flour to hold the bread together.
Your best bet when it comes to rye bread is Pumpernickel bread â itâs made from whole rye grains and is a low GI of 41-46. But, pumpernickel bread isnât exactly a sandwich type bread, and has itâs own pungent flavor, too. Letâs check out some more GI levels: Normal rye bread 57-78. Wheat whole grain 68-69.