✦ Wholemeal: fibre and minerals
✦ Higher B vitamins than white atta
✦ Authentic chapati texture
✦ Iron and zinc
Brown chapati flour (atta) is a fine-milled wholemeal wheat flour traditionally used in South Asian flatbread making. Being wholemeal it retains the bran and germ, giving substantially more fibre, B vitamins, iron, zinc, and magnesium than white chapati flour while producing an authentic, slightly denser bread.
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Preparation note
Knead thoroughly and let the dough rest for 20-30 minutes before rolling; this allows the bran to fully hydrate and produces a softer, more pliable chapati. Cook on a hot dry griddle.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Flour, chapati, brown Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
1,413
kJ
Energy
10.3
g
Protein
73.0
g
Carbs
7.30
g
Fibre
1.90
g
Fat
1.10
g
Sugars
0.29
g
Saturates
0.04
g
Salt
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus | 377 mg | 54% | |
| Potassium | 280 mg | 14% | |
| Chloride | 126 mg | 16% | |
| Magnesium | 110 mg | 29% | |
| Calcium | 54.0 mg | 7% | |
| Selenium | 32.0 µg | 58% | |
| Folate | 28.0 µg | 14% | |
| Iron | 4.63 mg | 33% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 3.80 mg | 24% | |
| Zinc | 3.00 mg | 30% | |
| Manganese | 2.05 mg | 103% | |
| Copper | 0.750 mg | 75% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 0.610 mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-TE) | 0.610 mg | 5% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.350 mg | 32% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.240 mg | 17% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.090 mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 0.800 g | — | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.180 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 0.900 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 0.000 µg | — | |
| Biotin (Vitamin B7) | 3.30 µg | 7% | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.
Primary data source for this entry:
McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021.
All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated.
% Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
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