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Bromated Flour
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Bromated Flour is a bleaching agent — White flour with potassium bromate as a flour improver; strengthens dough, allows higher rising
What it does
White flour with potassium bromate as a flour improver; strengthens dough, allows higher rising
Where you'll see it
Bread flour
What the research says
Oxidizing agent; if too much added or bread not cooked long enough/high enough temperature, residual amount remains, which may be harmful.
Regulatory status
- Notes: Not to exceed 50 ppm
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): a residual amount will remain, which may be harmful if consumed