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Tigernuts flour: Healthy, sweet and gluten free.
Tigernut flour has a unique sweet taste, which we found ideal for different uses, as much that we are still continuously investigating further developments of our products. We bly believe in the benefits of this flour for health reasons, through various analyses, it has been confirmed to be an alternative for dietetics and its gluten free. In any case a positive alternative within the use of any type of flour.
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It's a good alternative to wheat flour, as it's gluten free and good for people who can't take gluten in their diet. |
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It's considered a good flour or additive for the bakery industry , as it's natural sugars contents it's really high, avoiding the necessity of adding to much extra sugar (good option for diabetics) |
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The high fibre content of its raw material (Tigernuts) makes the product very healthy, as everyone needs a minimum fibre contribution each day. |
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Mixed with other flour (as maize flour) could become, in the same way, very tempting and tasty. |
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Furthermore, the Tigernuts Flour does not loose any of its nutritious properties in the milling process. |
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PRODUCTION PROCESS:
The production process of the Tigernuts Flour it's quite easy to explain, but in any case, we would like to show you all the steps by form of a diagram.
The product is harvested from the fields
Cleaning of the product by means of specialised washing machines to eliminate all rests of soil, dust, stones or insects.
Natural sun drying process to dehydrate the product for conservation.
The product is introduced in a hopper to get milled.
We mill all the product together, skin included, in a hammer's mill, having the possibility to determine and separate, product thickness, size, etc.., allowing to modify depending on the final use, and destination of the product.
The product is packed in 20 Kg. or 25 Kg. paper bags
RAW TIGERNUTS ANALYSIS:
Minerals |
Mg: 1070 mg/Kg. |
Na: 206 mg/Kg. |
K: 7100 mg/Kg. |
P: 2557 mg/Kg. |
Ca: 179 mg/Kg. |
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Analysis: |
23.56 %
Fats (oils) |
21.23 %
Sugars |
24.13 %
Dietary Fiber |
| 26.54 % Starch |
4.15 %
Proteins |
400 kcal /100 Energy |
4.77 % Humidity |
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Informative average rates
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