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WHEAT'S WORTH

A Brief History of Wheat

In the 1920s wheat millers began to sift out the nutrient-rich parts of the grain including: the bran (outer coating), the germ (Vitamin oils), and the middlings (also nutrient rich).  What the bread bakers got was a flour whose shelf-life was indefinite because the quickly oxidizing nutrient-rich parts had been taken away.  God has made the grain with all the nutrition necessary for humans, however, our processing of flour quickly depleted all of its nutritious qualities.  As soon as these vitamin deficient loaves were in our diets, our population began to suffer illnesses at an alarming rate.  Health officials decided that the depleted flour was lacking a key vitamin which was causing the illnesses.  Science allowed millers to add singly the key vitamin back into the flour but left out the majority of the essential nutrients originally in the grain.  The resulting bread, made of the nutrient deficient flour, was never to be the same healthy product God had intended.  

Our freshly-milled wheat is milled and used within minutes to bake and retains nearly all of the essential nutrients which God has intended.  We desire to strengthen your physical body (immune system,digestive system, and muscles) as well as provide a spiritual blessing for your heart and soul.

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 
                                                                                    - JAMES 2:15-17


INSIDE A WHEAT BERRY



NUTRIENT INFO

Nutrient Content of Wheat Flours (per cup)

Nutrient
Whole Wheat
White Unenriched
White Enriched
Calories
400
455
455
Protein (g)
16.0
13.1
13.1
Fat (g)
2.4
1.3
1.3
Carbohydrate (g)
85.2
95.1
95.1
Calcium (mg)
49
20
20
Phosphorus (mg)
446
109
109
Iron (mg)
4.0
1.0
3.6*
Potassium (mg)
444
119
119
Thiamin (mg)
0.66
0.08
0.55*
Riboflavin (mg)
0.14
0.06
0.33*
Niacin (mg)
5.2
1.1
4.4*

SOURCE: USDA Handbook No. 456
*From Added Nutrients

Nutrients Lost When Whole Wheat Flour is Refined

Nutrient
% Lost
Nutrient
% Lost
Nutrient % Lost
Cobalt 88.5 Zinc 77.7 Copper 67.9
Vitamin E 86.3 Thiamin 77.1 Calcium 60.0
Manganese 85.8 Potassium 77.0 Pantothenic Acid 50.0
Magnesium 84.7 Iron 75.6 Molybdenum 48.0
Niacin 80.8 Vitamin B6 71.8 Chromium 40.0
Riboflavin 80.0 Phosphorus 70.9 Selenium 15.9
Sodium 78.3        

SOURCE: Henry A. Schroeder, "Losses of Vitamins and Trace Minerals Resulting from Processing and Preservation of Foods," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 24 (1971)

We bake fresh daily!  And we only grind the wheat we will use for that day!

A Better Way Cafe & Bread Co. | 320 Dividend Dr.| Peachtree City, GA 30269
(678) 364-0421 | leia@abetterwaycafe.com
 
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