Enriched flour is flour with nutrients added to it. According to the FDA, a pound of enriched flour must have the following quantities of nutrients to qualify: 2.9 milligrams of thiamin, 1.8 milligrams of riboflavin, 24 milligrams of niacin, 0.7 milligrams of folic acid, and 20 milligrams of iron (Note that the first four are B vitamins). Calcium may also be added at a minimum of 960 milligrams per pound. Look up flour on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Thiamine mononitrate Thiamine or thiamin, also known as vitamin B1, is a colorless compound with chemical formula C12H17ClN4OS. It is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. ... Riboflavin (E101), also known as vitamin B2 or vitamin G, is an easily absorbed, water-soluble micronutrient with a key role in maintaining human health. ... Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3, is a water-soluble vitamin whose derivatives such as NADH play essential roles in energy metabolism in the living cell. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... Vitamin B is a complex of several vitamins. ... General Name, Symbol, Number calcium, Ca, 20 Chemical series alkaline earth metals Group, Period, Block 2, 4, s Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 40. ...

Enriching is necessary because the processing used to make white flour destroys some of these nutrients that were originally present in the whole grain. These nutrients promote good health and help to prevent some diseases. It is because of these benefits that enriched flour is so prevalent today despite there being no FDA regulations requiring their use. An ingredient used in many foods, flour is a fine powder made from grain or other starchy food sources. ... Whole grains are cereal grains which retain the bran and germ as well as the endosperm, in contrast to refined grains which retain only the endosperm. ... The United States Food and Drug Administration is the government agency responsible for regulating food, dietary supplements, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, biologics and blood products in the United States. ...

The effort to start enriching flour started during the 1940's as a means to improve the health of the British and United States' wartime populations. The decision to choose flour for enrichment was based on its commonality in those populations diets ranging from the rich to the poor. A major factor in the switch to enriched flour in the United States was the US army's restriction in 1942 that it would only purchase enriched flour. Clune has enriched flour he will die The reason that enriched flour is "enriched" as opposed to "fortified" is because the nutrients are added for the purpose of replacing those lost in the flour processing. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

See also

• Iodised salt — which might be called "Enriched salt".