In short: Flours and milled grains from Ukraine are bought on numbers: ash on dry matter for type, protein, gluten and falling number for baking, and lot test results for any gluten-free claim. Grade names alone do not travel between countries.
What the category includes
- Wheat flour – bread, biscuit and pizza flours specified by ash, protein, gluten and falling number.
- Rye flour – light to wholemeal, where falling number and ergot matter most.
- Spelt flour – softer gluten and a variety and purity question.
- Buckwheat flour – naturally gluten-free, with a cross-contact question.
- Oat flakes – kilned and rolled, standard or gluten-free.
- Hulled millet – where weed seeds and tropane alkaloids are the main check.
- Malting barley – bought for germination, not for milling.
How flour is specified
Ash defines the type, protein sets volume potential, wet gluten and gluten index describe the gluten, falling number shows enzyme activity and the alveograph describes dough strength. Each needs its method and moisture basis. The wheat flour specification guide explains the bands, and what ash tells a buyer is the short version.
Safety and compliance
Mycotoxins, ergot and tropane alkaloids fall under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915; residues under Regulation (EC) No 396/2005; gluten labelling under Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and, for the gluten-free claim, Regulation (EU) No 828/2014. The mycotoxins guide and the gluten-free oats guide cover testing.
Where to start
If you are qualifying a mill, start with sourcing flour from Ukraine. For whole grain and documents, see the grains and cereals overview. Vorezan does not sell or broker flour; these pages explain how the category works.
Each product record lists the parameters, the test methods and the instruments a buyer names, and each guide shows how to turn them into bands a mill can hold. Start with the application, then the specification, then the supplier: in that order, the comparison between offers becomes a comparison of like with like rather than of names on a price list.