Modern wheat
Hard White Wheat
Triticum aestivum
Modern bread wheat
In the atlas
Hard white is genetically a hard wheat that never learned to paint its bran red. U.S. breeders pushed it in the 1990s so whole-wheat bread could taste sweeter and look paler — a quiet revolution for home millers who wanted sandwich loaves the kids would actually eat.
Origin. Australia and U.S. West / High Plains (1990s class)
Flavor. Honeyed, mild, clean — the least 'health-food' of the hard wheats.
Worth knowing
- Same gluten machinery as hard red; the difference is bran pigment and flavor phenolics.
- Wheat Montana's Prairie Gold made hard white famous in home kitchens.
- Often slightly sweeter because it has fewer bitter bran tannins.
- Excellent 'gateway' berry if you're converting a household off white bags.
Flours you can make
| Flour | Extraction | Protein | Gluten | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-grain flour | 100% | 12.6% | 10.6% | Everything the berry holds — bran, germ, and endosperm. Mill 1:1 by weight. Use within days, or freeze. |
| High-extraction (85%) | 85% | 12.3% | 10.9% | Sift once through a #30–#40 sieve. Keeps most flavor and minerals, slightly stronger dough than 100%. |
| Bolted bread-flour style | 75% | 12.1% | 11.2% | Second sifting (#50–#60). Lighter crumb, longer shelf life, less fiber. Bran left behind is gold in porridge. |
Nutrition / 100 g
- Calories
- 340 kcal
- Protein
- 12.6 g
- Carbs
- 71 g
- Fiber
- 11.4 g
- Fat
- 2.3 g
- Iron
- 3.4 mg
- Magnesium
- 118 mg
- Zinc
- 2.5 mg
- Thiamin
- 0.37 mg
- Selenium
- 68 µg
Typical whole-grain flour / 100 g.
Sources & USDA linksBuy it retail
- Wheat Montana (Prairie Gold)
- Azure Standard
- Pleasant Hill Grain
- Breadtopia
- Sunrise Flour Mill
- Palouse Brand
Availability rotates by harvest. Search the berry name plus “food grade.”
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Grain to flour
Vital wheat gluten booster
Most bags of vital wheat gluten are 75–80% protein. The booster is added on top of the flour, not swapped in.
Whole-grain flour · Strong gluten
- Whole grain needed
- 505 g
- Flour you’ll get
- 500 g
- Bran left behind
- 0 g
- Protein in that flour
- 63 g · 12.6%
- Natural gluten
- 10.6%
- Add VWG
- 3.2 g
- After VWG
- 13% protein · 11% gluten
About 2.7 cups of berries → 4.2 cups of whole-grain flour. Whole-grain milling is essentially 1:1 by weight; sifting is where you lose bran.
How to mill it
Fresh-milled hard white makes the palest 100% whole loaf you'll bake.
Same as hard red winter. Stones 1–2 from touch.
Tempering: Usually unnecessary if stored at room humidity.
Everything the berry holds — bran, germ, and endosperm. Mill 1:1 by weight. Use within days, or freeze.
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Pick a loaf for this flour
13% protein after VWG · Hard White Wheat whole-grain flour. Sandwich loaf, focaccia, sourdough — the kitchen will scale dough, hydration, and times to this mix.
Brioche
Soft Pretzels
Country Sourdough
Ciabatta
Pizza Dough
Sandwich Loaf
Country Hearth Loaf
Focaccia
Challah
Bagels
Baguette
Pita
English Muffins
Rye Loaf
Naan