Building a Gluten Free Diet: Gluten Free Flours
The demand for Gluten Free Products is moving at as rapid a rate as the ever increasing pace of our lifestyles. People are choosing, or even more so seeking, healthy natural alternatives. Gluten Free Flours, are a great place to start when building the foundations of Gluten free diet.
Teff Grass Seed is Set to be the World’s Next Superfood
Teff is fast becoming the next superfood, rivalling quinoa and chia seeds in popularity. The grain itself is about the same size as a poppy seed and ranges in colour from white to red and even dark brown. We are big believers in this nutritious seed and supply only the highest quality brown and ivory teff seed.
Read More...How Barley Flour Can Help You Lose Weight?
Because they are rich in carbohydrates, many people would think that whole grains such as barley flour should be avoided when you’re trying to lose weight. However this is just not the case. There are good carbs and bad carbs when it comes to weight loss and it seems that some of the bad carbs – for instance those found in pasta and most breads – have given the good carbs a bad name.
Read More...Discover The Health Benefits of Gluten-free Teff Seed
Teff is a nutrient rich seed that originates from Ethiopia dating back to ancient times. The seed is especially small, being similar in size to a poppy seed.
Read More...Millet: Healthy, Flexible and Often Underappreciated
Despite its popularity among birds, there is a common misconception that millet has minimal nutritional value for humans. However the statistics indicate that this is simply not the case. In fact, many varieties of millet can be eaten as a tasty alternative to rice and even potato!
Read More...Cooking and Baking with Sorghum Flour
Sorghum flour is one of the best gluten-free alternatives to regular flour. Sweet tasting and versatile in terms of its application, it offers people a healthy, gluten-free baked products alternative. Sorghum is used to produce dry baked products, and works well when combined with grains and other ingredients. Often it is simply seen to be a replacement for regular flour, but it has the added benefits of having a much smoother baked texture compared to rice flours and other gluten-free flour equivalents.
Read More...Food Choices for a Coeliac
If you happen to be included in the 1 in 500 people in Australia, according to the Centre for Digestive Diseases, that carries the burden of being Coeliac, what does it mean for you? Mirfak Pty Ltd is delving into the Gluten Free market and making an effort to create a difference and variety in options. We are not heading down the conventional gluten free ingredient path with products like potato and tapioca starch, but forging off in a slightly different direction
Sorghum...The New Food Grain
Sorghum is the third most important cereal crop grown in the US and the fifth most important cereal crop in the world, according to the U.S. Grains Council. Originating from the tropical areas in Africa, the oldest cultivation records date back to B.C. 3000 in Egypt and then it came to the Americas via trade routes in the 1700's.
Read More...Wholegrain Products
Quite obviously, a person’s diet can have a great effect on their lifestyle and general wellbeing. It’s therefore very important to be weary of what you consume to ensure good health. At Mirfak, we take great pride in the healthy nature of all our products.
Read More...Buckwheat Flour, A Gluten-Free Alternative
The current diet and lifestyle of Australians seems to have created a situation in which more and more people are becoming gluten-intolerant. Buckwheat can be used to make a variety of foods and it stands as one of the go-to ingredients to make delicious gluten-free foods.
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