Ardent Mills Dark Rye Flour - Greyish color?
Does anyone have any experience with Ardent Mills Dark Rye Flour? I was so excited to see rye available after being absent for eternity, so I bought a 5lb bag from BakersAuthority.com. https://www.bakersauthority.com/collections/rye-flours/products/conagra-mills-dark-rye-flour-40-lb-bag --> The product link says it's sourced from Snavely's Mill
https://www.snavelysmill.com/rye-flours/
Well, it just arrived and looks....Grey? It also has a VERY fine texture, not at all like Bob's Red Mill like I'm used to.
Now I am worried the flour is GMO or suspect in some way. Ardent Mills website says they "support Non GMO farmers" but doesn't say the products are. Snavely Mills mentions all products are kosher, but doesn't say anything about GMO. I feed Ned (starter) 1/3 rye for his twice daily feedings and now I'm concerned.
Thanks in advance!
see the rye section of: http://www.theartisan.net/Flours_One.htm
"Dark Rye" is what is left after extracting the "Light Rye". "Light rye" is the endosperm of rye, in other words "white flour" from rye berries.
Hence, "Dark rye" has most all the bran, but not all the endosperm, which actually makes it darker than "whole rye."
The Snavely site says this, but it is not obvious what they mean until you read the rye section of www.theartisan.net/Flours_One.htm
"Flour" is by definition a finer grind than "meal." So "dark rye flour" will be finer than "whole rye meal", or pumperknickel.
Hope this helps.
Dark rye almost invariably means whole rye flour.
Yes. Except at Snavely's, and at www.theartisan.net/Flours_One.htm
I buy bulk and grind myself using a whisper mill. your looks the same, perhaps a touch courser than mine, but the same color. Giver 'er a bake. Refrigerate or freeze unused until you need to bake next.
Cheers,
Nick
It's a just your regular whole rye flour.
There is no such thing as GMO rye.
Appreciate everyone's comments and replies! Relieved too.