Wheat Flour · Manufacturing enquiries
Bread Flour
Our bread flour production is specified around dough strength, fermentation and line performance. Zenith Eclipse mills to an agreed application brief covering loaf style, mixing system and processing time, with batch acceptance based on the contracted tests.
Quality parameters
Specifications and buying requirements
Illustrative RFQ targets and purchasing requirements, subject to production or supply confirmation and buyer approval. These are not a stock COA or a universal grade. Specify the reporting basis, sampling and test method; the accepted offer defines the final quality and delivery limits. Illustrative RFQ targets for white bread flour, not a guaranteed stock grade. Protein uses nitrogen × 5.7 at 14% moisture; report ash on a dry basis. Bakery trials establish suitability beyond protein percentage.
| Parameter | Indicative RFQ target |
|---|---|
| Protein | 11.5–13.0% at 14% moisture |
| Moisture | 14.0% maximum, as received |
| Ash | 0.50–0.75% dry basis |
| Flour falling number | 250–350 seconds before any agreed enzyme adjustment |
| Wet gluten | 28% minimum; method and reporting basis agreed |
| Dough strength | Specify farinograph or alveograph method and required result |
| Water absorption | Buyer target established by agreed dough test and recipe |
| Additions | Declare malt, enzymes, vital gluten or other permitted improvers |
| Hygiene and contaminants | Destination limits and sampling plan included in contract |
Applications
Common uses
For pan bread, rolls and other yeast-raised bakery products. Long fermentation and high-speed lines may require different strength and mixing tolerances. Buying detail: Include fermentation time, desired loaf volume and the current flour's test results with the enquiry. A high protein figure alone does not establish gluten quality or guarantee finished loaf performance.
Export planning
Shipping & logistics
Discuss 25 kg or 50 kg sacks and compatible bulk tanker delivery for equipped receiving sites. Confirm production date, batch traceability, pallet format and export documents before dispatch. Sea quotations may use FOB, CFR or CIF at named ports; other movements use an agreed Incoterm suited to the handover.
Send your bread flour requirements
Include quantity, destination, shipment window, packaging and required quality limits.
Compare related supply options on our wheat flour page.
Technical reference: UK Flour Millers — flour types and baking applications. The RFQ examples above remain subject to the agreed contract.