ADM Milling UK
Product Code: 3639
-Heat Treated Flour-
Countess is a specially produced, heat-treated inactivated flour developed as a highly effective thickening ingredient for a wide range of food applications. The heat treatment modifies the flour’s functional properties, enabling rapid hydration and the delivery of a smooth, consistent texture in soups, sauces, gravies, and similar products. By reducing enzymatic activity, it also enhances product stability and helps maintain uniform viscosity throughout preparation, processing, and cooking.
Beyond its thickening capabilities, Countess flour is equally valuable in bakery applications. When blended with GD flour, it contributes to the production of pastry and wafer-style products with a shorter, more delicate eating texture. This makes it ideal for formulations where a crisp, tender bite and controlled structure are essential to product quality and consumer appeal.
Countess offers manufacturers and bakers a versatile, multi-functional ingredient that supports texture enhancement, processing efficiency, and consistent results. Its reliable performance across both savoury and sweet applications makes it well suited to modern food production. Additionally, it supports formulation flexibility, improved handling, and greater control over final product characteristics, making it a dependable choice for both small-scale and large-scale manufacturing environments. Its consistent quality also helps reduce variability in production, supporting standardisation, minimising waste, and improving overall operational efficiency.
