Aviland Agro Company is opening an online agro food store, starting with some staple food special flours - food stuffs processed into fine flour/powder, most of which are gluten free.

Our aim is to make available and easily accessible, affordable quality flour processed carefully (& fortified - with added nutrients) and packaged in 1kg/2kg/5kg to the satisfaction and wellness (health consciousness) of our consumers - for making delicious healthy meals, snacks and the food business world - caterers, bakers and restaurants/eateries in making nutritious tasty dishes, snacks/confectioneries.

Special Flour(s):

* Cassava Flour (unfermented - for baking)

* Potato Flour (Sweet/Irish)

* Coconut Flour

* Banana Flour

* Corn Flour

* Cocoyam Flour

* Plantain Flour

...others in view; Soybean Flour, Beans Flour and Rice Flour, Cocoa Powder.

Few spice powders: Ginger powder, Turmeric powder, Nut-meg powder and Black pepper powder ...etc

Why Special flours:

Processing grains, nuts, roots and tubers and so on into flour helps prolong the shelf life of these perishable produce/foods apart from retaining most of its natural nutrients intact, giving it more storage time (mostly 6months to a 1year) for future consumption, it makes available more for consumption even when its out of season or when scarce or costly.
The situation of scarcity of quality food, and better nutrients consumption by the populace gets solved to a great extent if we can get these nutritious flours for food production - cooking, baking - snacks and other consumables.
Most of these flours contain nutrients/calories needed by our body for balanced diet, growth/development, proper functioning of the body and for building strong immune system - defence of the body, day to day activities.
They contain mainly protein, fiber, vitamins A/B/C.... and iron etc.

Gluten-free flour by Aviland Agro Online Food Store.

Gluten is a type of protein in some (cereal grain e.g.: wheat, rye, barley) flour which has properties that helps it rise when yeast is added and maintains the size/shape. Its been found not to be healthy enough for consumption in flours snacks/diets that contain gluten, instead gluten-free flours (cassava, corn, coconut, potato, plantain etc) are rather advised and encouraged for cooking and baking.

Gluten is found to trigger adverse effect of inflammation - internal injury/irritation and eternal, immunological and autoimmune reactions - not functioning immune system, immune system attacking healthy cells, in the body, it produces a number of related disorders including celiac disease - , in some percentage of the general population and other neurological disorders, which can be averted and treated by gluten-free diets: gluten-free grains/roots & tubers, fruits and vegetables.

Gluten-free flours are: cassava, corn, soy, plantain, banana, potatoes, carrot, coconut, oats, nuts - cashew-nut and peanut/groundnut etc.

Cassava Flour;

Cassava flour which is made from a nutrient rich root/tuber produce - staple food, processed into flour by drying and milling without the normal fermentation process for garri or fufu.
Cassava flour is a good alternative to wheat flour, for baking cakes, bread snacks/confectioneries. Cassava flour which is gluten free can used in ratio 2:1 or 1:1 with other flour(s) or wheat flour to get better health benefits for consumers of foods/snacks made from it, most especially *Cassava Bread*.
Cassava flour contains the following nutrients and health benefits:

It contain a good amount of vitamin C, acting antioxidant
It is low in sugar and fat
Rinch in minerals like; thiamine, riboflavin, niacin
It relieves stress
Its got calories which are beneficial to our daily routines
Helps for healthy skin and immune system
Has fibre, making it easy to digest when consumed in food/snacks.

Soybean Flour;

Soybean is a good source for food amongst other things one could get from it like; soybean oil which is one of the best type of vegetable oil that is consumed (its polyunsaturated - low in fat and rich in omega 3), soy milk, soybean cake and others. Soybean flour which is dried and milled to flour is also used for baking {added to flour} and cooking.
Soybean flour is;

Rich in good protein {gluten free}
Low in carbohydrate.
High in fibre which helps digestion
Improves metabolism in the body
Reduces menopausal symptoms
Good for the heart
Protects against birth defects
Boost immune system
Cholesterol free and good source of omega 3 fatty acid.
Rich calories content.

Coconut Flour/powder;

Coconut is a multi source produce that we get a number of things from like;
Its natural water
The milk gotten from the flesh
Coconut oil,
Apart from that, we also can make out flour from it. This is made from coconut after been removed from shell, its blended, drained and dried. It can be used as baking flour or part of ingredients for baking when roasted after blending and is drained of its milk (coconut powder), also can be used as a thickener in cooking.

Coconut has essential nutrients making it a good source/alternative flour to be used; e.g.:

Its high in fibre
Gluten free - healthy protein
Healthy fat when used in cooking or baking
Its low in sugar and good for diabetic patients.

Corn flour;

Corn flour which is gluten free, is a bit different from cornmeal, cornmeal is made by grinding the whole grain; bran/shaft, endosperm and germ, whereas cornflour is milled after removing the barn/shaft, just the endosperm is used to make cornflour.

Cornflour is commonly used to make bread and also for tortillas and as a thickener in cooking.

Cornflour health benefits:

Its high in fibre
A good source of of carotene lutein and zeaxanthin which are antioxidants
It helps in reducing the risk of cataracts
Its high in vitamin B6, manganese and magnesium.

Banana Flour;

Banana is a rich energy boosting fruit and its flour is not too different from plantain flour.

Banana flour which is gluten free can be used in baking bread and other snacks, and also as a thickener in cooking or for smoothies and milk fruit drinks.

Banana flour health benefits:

Its rich in vitamin E, magnesium and manganese, potassium.
Its balances blood sugar levels
Its high in fibre
It helps with weight loss
It boost heart's health, lowers cholesterol
Its aids nerve and muscle activity

Banana Flour;

Banana is a rich energy boosting fruit and its flour is not too different from plantain flour.

Banana flour which is gluten free can be used in baking bread and other snacks, and also as a thickener in cooking or for milk shakes, smoothies and fruit drinks.

Banana flour health benefits:

Its rich in vitamin E, magnesium and manganese, potassium.
Its balances blood sugar levels
Its high in fibre
It helps with weight loss
It boost heart's health, lowers cholesterol
Its aids nerve and muscle activity