On Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:49:37 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 7/25/2017 7:19 AM, Bruce wrote:
>
>>> Bleached flour (wheat) is very common in the U.S. People have up
>>> until recently judged white baked goods as superior than brown
>>> baked goods, because only the rich could afford white flour.
>>> Unbleached flour is slightly beige; bleached flour is whiter.
>>> I leave it to the bakers and health nuts to weigh in on whether
>>> bleached flour is undesirable.
>>
>> It's a dumb, unnecessary step, but maybe you find dumb, unnecessary
>> steps desirable.
>>
>
>We've been using unbleached for years. No one has ever complained about
>the color. I'm using some later today to make a chocolate cake. Will
>anyone know if it is bleached?
>
>I see no reason to add a chemical process.

Agreed.