Zocalo Peru Organic Mesquite Flour

Naturally gluten free. Batch tested to ensure free of gluten. USDA Organic. Heritage grains & flours of South America. Mesquite Flour - A Traditional Food Mesquite pods are dried and milled into a mildly sweet flour high in fiber and iron, which can be used in baking to impart a warm, sweet, and slighty smoky taste to foods, and enhance the flavors of cinnamon, chocolate, and coffee. Replace up to a fourth of traditional flour in your favorite recipes to give baked goods a unique flavor. Add a few tablespoons in addition to cinnamon and nutmeg in baked goods. Add to smoothies for a boost of flavor and nutrition. Top your morning bowl of granola with a few teaspoons. Add to whipped butter, cream or coconut cream. Try all of our alternative flours, grains and beans from Peru. More at culinarycollective.com. We source ingredients free of soy, wheat, gluten and dairy. Mesquite is not a genetically engineered food. Rooted Foods: Rooted Foods are authentic, native foods created by small, community-based producers. They represent a community, a region, and a way of life. By purchasing Rooted Foods, you directly strengthen the economic, social and environmental fabric of that community. To learn more, visit www.rootedfoods.org. Heritage Peruvian Foods Peru is home to one of the most important centers of genetic diversity in the world. Zocalo Gourmet seeks out Peruvian heritage foods directly from small producers who are dedicated to promoting native species and environmental restoration. We purchases mesquite from several community-based producers whose work is Integral to the preservation of the wild mesquite forests of the Piura region of Peru. These companies work directly with the mesquite farmers to train them in organic techniques, to obtain organic certification, and to bring their products to the market at a higher price for the producers. Algarroba, or mesquite trees, can reach 40 meters in height, with a similar depth to their roots. They live in harmony with an abundance of other species of plants: trees and fauna. Many of the farmers are also beekeepers, an important ingredient in the health of the forest. Certified B Corporation. For recipes, visit our website www.culinarycollective.com. Product of Peru.