Maida Flour

Maida flour is refined and finely milled wheat flour. It is also known as Maitha flour or general purpose flour. In the mills maida flour is obtained by grinding it on the rollers and by filtering it through a fine mesh. In South India it is made from tapioca. It bears a resemblance to cake flour or pure starch and is prepared from endosperm. In India it is used to make a variety of food items like puri, chappati, paratha, etc. as well as for making pastries,cakes and many different types of bakery items like bread, toast, biscuits, etc. In United State pastry flour is used in place of maida flour.

Maida takes longer time to digest so it is commonly believed that food items prepared from maida flour are not very healthy. However during festive season, maida flour is used as a basic ingredient in preparing various dishes. The food items prepared out of maida flour gives a good taste. Maida is considered to be free from synthetic fiber so it is very nutritious. Many industries manufacture it hygienically without even touching it with the hands. They carry out milling and filtering process in such a manner that it aids to preserve the protein content of maida flour in large amount.