Why can you eat raw oat flour but not raw wheat flour?

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Why can you eat raw oats but not raw flour?

Oat flour is sometimes but not always made from steamed oats. Oat flour from raw oats is not safe to consume raw. Packaged oats (the grains themselves) are usually steamed but not sure about oat flour.

Can oat flour be consumed raw?

Oatmeal or oat flour is a good replacement as it is not dangerous to eat raw. Oat flour tends to also be a bit pricey but can easily be made by pulsing oatmeal in a blender or food processor.

Why is it not a good idea to consume raw wheat flour?

Raw Dough Can Contain Germs That Make You Sick Flour doesn't look like a raw food, but most flour is raw. That means it hasn't been treated to kill germs that cause food poisoning, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli).

Can you eat raw wheat flour?

It's not safe to eat raw wheat flour. Wheat flour, also known as all-purpose flour, is made of raw grains of wheat grind into a fine powder. The grains don't get a high-temperature treatment before being turned into flour. It means that wheat flour can contain bacteria like salmonella or E.

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