COCONUT FLOUR, ARTISINAL MADE

Coconut flour is a gluten-free flour alternative made by grinding dried coconut into a powder. It can be used to replace some of the wheat flour in a recipe, or it can be combined with other gluten-free flour to make a gluten-free flour blend.

Healthy benefits of coconut flour?

It is a great alternative to avoid gluten and control weight, as well as being very healthy and delicious. We tell you all about this great food and its benefits.

If you have not yet tried coconut flour, it is a fabulous and very healthy option to prepare your recipes. Its way of use is different from that of the rest of the flours, but you can make all kinds of protein preparations, especially confectionery, with which you will suck your fingers without remorse.

Coconut flour is made from coconut pulp, it is the pulp that remains after making coconut milk, a completely natural by-product that is left to dry and then ground, giving rise to coconut flour which, in addition to having a texture similar to that of wheat flour, it is a very nutritious and versatile food that gives off a wonderful aroma of coconut.

The success that coconut flour is obtaining in recent times is due to the fact that it does not contain gluten, which makes it perfect for celiacs, intolerant people, or people who cannot include it in their diet, but it is also perfect to use regularly in a healthy diet.

Coconut flour is very rich in protein and low in carbohydrates, making it perfect for low-carb diets, protein diets, keto and paleo, and all those diets that eliminate grains.

Properties and benefits of coconut flour

It is a flour that facilitates the digestive process by improving digestion, strengthens the immune system, thanks to its lauric acid content, and is heart-healthy. Thanks to its purifying and detoxifying effect, it contributes to the elimination of toxins and waste substances from the body.

It will help you improve the absorption of vitamins and minerals and also keep cholesterol at bay. It is an excellent source of minerals such as manganese, which is one of those responsible for maintaining healthy bones, as well as the thyroid gland and the nervous system.

Because it has so much fiber, it is a flour that absorbs more volume of liquid than other types of flour, so you should use a smaller amount in your recipes. Another peculiarity is that it does not contain enzyme inhibitors like raw nuts and seeds, so it is not necessary to soak the food that can be added directly to your preparations.

Unlike flours derived from nuts such as almonds (high in polyunsaturated fats), coconut flour is heat-stable during cooking since the fat it contains is saturated.

Coconut flour is an ally to losing weight

Coconut flour has a very high percentage of fiber (50%), a property that makes it a highly satiating food. It will also help you put less sugar or sweeteners in your recipes thanks to the rich sweet touch it has.

Being a food rich in protein also makes it perfect for your weight loss diet, in addition to being digestive, which favors intestinal transit. And as we have said before, you have to use less amount of flour in the recipes so you will feel satiated eating fewer calories.

As it is not a flour to use, since it is coconut pulp, it does not contain carbohydrates in quantity so it helps to regulate the level of glucose in the blood helping to control weight, a perfect food if you follow a slimming diet.

A very versatile flour that will give a different touch to your recipes, with it you will be able to make cupcakes, biscuits, pancakes, mug cakes... a way of eating pastries without feeling any kind of guilt, in fact, it will help you control the scale. 

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