I bought this atta thinking, it will have so many multigrains that are the whole kernels and the rotis will look and feel considerably different .
At the time of purchase I knew it had maize and soy and 5 other grains including wheat.
I knew very well at the time of purchase that corn and soy in all probability could be Genetically Modified as they generally are, but I was helpless as there are no government guidelines to label foods free from GM foods. But there is so much GM food all around you will have little or no options left .
Normally I read the ingredients list very carefully when I buy my stuff but this time I was a little hurried and the very fact that this atta would have 7 whole grains made me content to make a quick unsuspecting buy .
On reaching home I realized apart from wheat which constituted the major part of this atta was at 90%, the rest of the 6 grains, like oats, raggi, maize, soy etc were just at 10%, all combined .
The price though was almost double to that of a whole wheat atta .
The 5 kg pack costs 245, while a 1 kg pack cost Rs 50.
So in effect what pillsbury has done is, thrown in a handful of extra grains and ripped your wallet off .
I am attaching a picture of the ingredients list pls, do have a careful look and tell me what do you guys feel. If the atta is 90% wheat, is doubling the price any justification.
Do you feel the same way as I do? Its a rip- off .
I will go to the extend of saying, its almost a commercial sin .in the name of health. I feel the manufacturers are completely aware that those who are health conscious, buy into health foods have deep pockets too. Its exploiting us consumers .
The rotis were only slightly softer and had almost the same texture and color. If I didn’t tell you it was made from a multi grain atta, you would never know.
I would also like to inform you guys our modern wheat which is also referred to as the franken wheat, though was not genetically modified but genetically engineered in the 1960’s and 70’s .
It was not a result of natural cross breeding but dangerous mutations of the DNA by exposing them to a very dangerous chemical .
The new crop is not shoulder high but just waist high nevertheless it yields 10 times more per acre but sadly the proteins like gluten and gliadin have been also modified in a -ve way .
If one wishes to uncover the whole story check Dr William Davis out on youtube- The author of the bestseller - Lose the wheat, lose the weight .