Atta is a multi-purpose food product best known for making chapattis, the quintessential part of every Indian Thaali. Many households in India boast of Chakki Atta as a very vital part of their healthy diet. Atta, particularly of Madhya Pradesh / Gujarat wheat, is very soft and healthful.
The Whole Grains Council industry association reports an approximate doubling of the whole-wheat flour production over the course of the years 2003 to 2007. In another visible example whole-wheat bread has reached approximate parity with soft white bread as measured by slice volume in the United States; as of 2013, whole-wheat bread widely exceeds soft white bread as measured by dollar volume.
Specification Of Wheat Flour (Grade Wise):
Type Whole wheat flour
(chakki atta) Fine wheat flour
(maida) Tandoori atta
(naan flour)
Color Creamish White White White
Protein 11% Min 12% Min 11.5% Min
Moisture 13% Max 13% Max 13% Max
Ash 1.20% Max 0.55% Max 0.70% Max
Wet Gluten 25% Min 27% Min 27% Min
Dry Gluten 8% Min 8.5% Min 8.5% Min
