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Wheat Flour
- this entry is scoped to wheat flour
- white-to-off-white powder has no reliable visual identity
- type and allergens are confirmed by the label
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Wheat Flour
Wheat Flour here means flour made from wheat; plain, bread, cake and self-raising types must be read from the original label.
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3 identity clues
- this entry is scoped to wheat flour
- white-to-off-white powder has no reliable visual identity
- type and allergens are confirmed by the label
Names in other languages
- 繁體中文
- 麵粉
- English
- Wheat Flour
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Tepung terigu
- Tagalog
- Harina (wheat flour)
Name in Cantonese (Jyutping): min6 fan2 No Cantonese voice on this device
What is it?
Wheat Flour here means flour made from wheat; plain, bread, cake and self-raising types must be read from the original label. This page follows the authoritative HK-market name and identification scope.
How to identify it
Fine white powder cannot reliably distinguish wheat flour from cornstarch or another powder; read the food name, ingredients and allergen information.
Common confusion
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Cornstarch
- Original food label states 粟粉 or Cornstarch
- Usually a fine white powder, but appearance is non-diagnostic
- Not interchangeable with wheat flour, baking powder or other white powders
How to identify it
Cornstarch and wheat flour can both be fine white powders; texture, colour and loose appearance are not conclusive.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Use Wheat Flour only in the amount and food use stated by the recipe and original label.
Choosing & preparing
Before use, read the complete original label for the food name, ingredients, allergens and directions.
Storage
Keep sealed in the original package and follow labelled storage conditions and dates; protect from moisture and other powders.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
買麵粉。The employer is asking you to buy Wheat Flour; check the market sign or original package.
Useful market phrase
我想買麵粉。Meaning: I would like to buy Wheat Flour.
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Sources (6)
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items Multilingual Booklet
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items - Other Foods
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Other foods Cantonese pinyin
- Hong Kong FEHD / Centre for Food Safety — FEHB 247 Appendix I food classifications and examples
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Food Safety Bulletin 104th Issue - Decoding Food Labels
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Food Safety Focus (231st Issue, Oct 2025) – Article 4: Beware of Allergens in Food