Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption.

Soft flour is usually divided into cake flour, which is the lowest in gluten, and pastry flour, which has slightly more gluten than cake flour.

China In China, porridges such as rice congee, or those made with other ingredients (including corn meal or millet) are often eaten for breakfast.

then the man shall bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring her offering for her the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal. He shall pour no oil on it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a meal offering of jealousy, a meal offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to memory.

Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

For example, wheat endosperm is ground into flour for bread (the rest of the grain is included as well in whole wheat flour), while barley endosperm is the main source for beer production.