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A comment on U.S. Kids Are Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories from 'Ultra-Processed' Foods. Parent comment

Re:U.S. Kids Are Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories from '... by legerdemain on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:22PM (#28134766)
Wouldn't most supermarket bread flour by itself meet the definition of ultra-processed, because it is bleached and enriched with micronutrients in a way that almost no consumer can do in the kitchen?
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Re:U.S. Kids Are Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories from '... by CarelessExpert on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:37PM (#28134968)
> because it is bleached and enriched with micronutrients in a way that almost no consumer can do in the kitchen?

What gave you that idea?

Bleached flour and various additives (such as ascorbic acid) are routinely used in home kitchens:

https://thebreadguide.com/using-ascorbic-acid-when-baking/

What, exactly, do you think goes into making a loaf of mass-produced bread?

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Re:U.S. Kids Are Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories from '... by legerdemain on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @09:12PM (#28136770)
The bleaching is what makes the flour, and by extension the bread made from it, ultra-processed, even if the bread is baked in a home setting. You misread.
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Re:U.S. Kids Are Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories from '... by CarelessExpert on Thursday August 12, 2021 @01:58PM (#28159393)
Yes, I 100% did misread! My bad!
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