Flour, chapati, white

White chapati flour is a wheat flour used to make chapatis, a type of flatbread. The figures here describe the dry flour before it is mixed with water or cooked. It mainly provides carbohydrate, with some protein and fibre. Per 100g, it contains 78g of carbohydrate, 9.7g of protein and 3.6g of fibre, and provides 1470 kJ of energy.

Carbohydrate provides energy for the body, while protein supports the growth and repair of tissues. Fibre helps maintain normal bowel function. The flour itself contains little salt or saturated fat, but adding salt, oil, butter or ghee during preparation changes the nutritional content of the finished chapati. Full nutrient figures for the flour are in the tables below.