Sourdough Glossary

An essential amino acid used to build proteins. It can’t be synthesised in the human body, so foods containing tryptophan need to be included as part of a healthy diet…. Read More about Tryptophan

Vitamin B1 belongs is one of eight essential B vitamins. It is a water-soluble vitamin and is used in nearly every cell in the body. It is important for maintaining… Read More about Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

Our bodies need vitamin B12 to maintain a healthy nervous system and to make red blood cells. The best dietary sources of vitamin B12 are meat, fish, dairy products and… Read More about Vitamin B12

Vitamin B2 is a water-soluble vitamin found in grains, plants and dairy products. Only small amounts of this vitamin be stored in the body, so we need a daily dose to keep… Read More about Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

Vitamin B3 is a water-soluble vitamin which is part of the vitamin B complex. Like all B vitamins, niacin helps your body convert food to the energy it needs. Vitamin… Read More about Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Vitamin B5 is found in wholegrains and many vegetables. Like the other B vitamins, vitamin B5 plays an important role in energy metabolism, helping convert dietary carbohydrates, proteins and fats into energy…. Read More about Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)

Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin with a range of health benefits. Most people get all the vitamin B6 they need from their diets. It is found in foods such… Read More about Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin, which plays a role as an antioxidant in the body. It is an important vitamin, helping maintain healthy skin and eyes, supporting our immune system and… Read More about Vitamin E

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin which is used in the body to produce a protein that plays an important role in blood clotting. It is also essential in building strong bones, helping… Read More about Vitamin K

A heavy, dark German whole grain bread.

A flour milled from white wheat, which has a lighter and milder flavoured bran. White whole wheat is made from the whole grain, including the bran, germ and endosperm, unlike… Read More about White whole wheat

When I use the term wholegrain flour I consider this to be flour milled from grains from cereal plants which contain three different parts called the bran, the germ and the… Read More about Wholegrain flour

Wheat varieties that are sown in autumn for a crop the following year. The majority of wheat grown in the UK is winter wheat.

Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are polymers of the sugar xylose and are produced from both prebiotic hemicellulose fibres, Arabinoxylan (AX) and Xylan upon their interaction with probiotics in our gastrointestinal tract. We… Read More about Xylooligosaccharides (XOS)

A single celled organism that converts simple sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide through fermentation.

Zinc is a mineral needed by the body to make proteins and DNA. It has an important role in supporting the immune system and is essential for growth and development… Read More about Zinc