Want to know how many calories in flour?

Flour is something that people use every day when they are in the kitchen making food, but how many calories are in flour? Although most of us only ever come across general kitchen flour, there are in actual fact many different types of flour. We are going to highlight many of these flour calories right here, as well as covering some interesting flour nutrition facts.

If you want to know how many calories in a cup of flour, from plain white, to cornstarch flour, we have it covered right here.

How many calories does flour have in it?

First of all we are going to provide you with several examples of the calories in flour for you, using some of the most popular types of flour.

Calories in white flour

This is the most popular type that you are probably used to using when baking at home.

In a cup of enriched white wheat flour, unbleached or bleached, there are 455 calories
In 1 oz of enriched white wheat flour, unbleached or bleached, there are 103 calories
In 100 g of white wheat flour, unbleached or bleached, there are 365 calories

Whole grain, whole wheat flour calories

Another very popular type of flour is whole grain. Here is some example for whole grain, whole wheat, dry flour.

In a 4.2 oz cup of whole grain, whole wheat dry flour there are 407 cal.
In a oz of whole grain, whole wheat dry flour there are 96 cal.
In 100 g of whole grain, whole wheat dry flour, there are 339 cal.

Calories in cornmeal flour

Now we are going to provide some examples of cornmeal, polenta, yellow dry flour calories.

In a 4.9 oz cup of cornmeal, polenta, yellow dry flour there are 505 calories
In 1 oz of cornmeal, polenta, yellow dry flour there are 104 calories
In 100 g cup of cornmeal, polenta, yellow dry flour there are 366 calories

Calories in rice flour, brown

Check out these details on the calories found in brown rice flour.

In a 5.6 oz cup of rice flour, brown, there are 574 cal.
In 1 oz of rice flour, brown, there are 103 cal.
In 100 g of rice flour, brown, there are 363 cal.

How many calories are in cornstarch flour

In a 4.5 oz cup of cornstarch flour, dry, there are are 488 calories
In 1 oz of cornstarch flour, dry, there are 108 calories
In 100 g of cornstarch flour, dry, there are 381 calories

We hope that these examples of the calories flour contains have been useful, and that we have been able to answer all of your questions. If you would like to learn all about the nutritional benefits of flour, please continue reading.

Check out these flour nutrition facts

The following flour nutrition facts are based upon 100 g / 3.5 oz of white all purpose, enriched, wheat flour, unbleached.

Vitamins in Flour

Vitamin A - 2.0 I
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) - 0.8 milligrams (a massive 52% of your recommended daily intake)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) - 0.5 milligrams (29% of your RDI)
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) - 5.9 milligrams (an impressive 30% of the total needed in a day)
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) - 0.4 milligrams
Vitamin B6 - 0.0 milligrams
Vitamin B9 (Folate) - 183 micrograms (a very helpful 46% of your RDI)
Vitamin B12 - 0.0 micrograms
Vitamin C - 0.0 milligrams
Vitamin D - None
Vitamin E - 0.2 milligrams
Vitamin K - 0.3 micrograms

Minerals in Flour

Calcium - 15.0 milligrams
Copper - 0.1 milligrams
Iron - 4.6 milligrams (this is 26% of your recommended daily intake)
Magnesium - 22.0 milligrams
Manganese - 0.7 milligrams (34% of your RDI)
Phosphorus - 108 milligrams
Potassium - 107 milligrams
Selenium- 33.9 micrograms (a very notable 48% of the total needed per day)
Sodium - 2.0 milligrams
Zinc - 0.7 milligrams

Protein - 10.3 g (21% of the total needed in a day)
Cholesterol - 0.0 milligrams
Dietary Fiber - 2.7 g
Carbohydrates - 76.3 g
Water - 11.9 g
Total fats - 1.0 g
Sugars - 0.3 g

The RDA/RDI featured in this list applies to the average male adult and may differ due to your age, gender and individual requirements of a nutrient due to medical reasons.

Find out loads more about these nutrients by checking out our vitamins and minerals index.

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