HEB Organic Bread Flour

April 30, 2019 - 5:49am

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HEB Organic Bread Flour

I live in TX and have been using HEB’s organic bread flour for the last three bakes. It seems softer, like AP, than King Arthur bread flour or Barton Springs. Does anyone know the protein content, it’s not listed. I saw where they have a flour called Bakers scoop which they says is professional grade flour. It says it’s high protein and gluten. Thanks

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AustinBread

Jun 7 2020 - 10:45am

Protein Content

I LOVE H-E-B and their products, but I‘m bummed to learn that their Baker’s Scoop Bread Flour only has 10% protein (which is the same as their AP). I’m making milk bread later and need to go buy a different brand with higher protein content. Sad thing... I haven’t even opened my Baker’s Scoop. Maybe I’ll try to return it.

Eric6161

Apr 29 2023 - 8:05pm

HEB bread flour

I hope you didn't read the side of the bag and think it meant gluten is 10%. :) You do know that the weight of bread flour, according to the FDA, is 137grams / 16T (1C) and that depends on how finely milled it is. You also know that the 3g protein listed is just rounded. It could actually be 2.5 or it could be 3.49 and if very lucky it might be 3.0 but odds are it's not. The only number that might be close to accurate is the 30g sample which isn't quite 1/4C - closer to 0.219Cups.

Anyway I use Bakers Scoop as well but I realize that those numbers are going to be off a bit so when I make pizza and use 'Baker's Scoop' flour I also use ~1/2 T (4.6g) of Bob's Red Mill Gluten to my 300g Baker's Scoop bread flour to make sure my protein level is what I need for my pizza.

Hope this helps. I never could find the protein level of any of the flours but the FDA lists the average A/P flour as being 10.33% and the average bread flour as 11.98%. King Arthur tests its bread flour at 12.7%. Bob's Red Mill gluten is ~76%.