Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour mills a blend of hard and soft wheat flour, malted barley flour, and added vitamins. Its flour has a slightly lower protein content—around 10.5%— than King Arthur’s.

King Arthur’s product is referred to as premium flour. Colberg says that it is “manufactured to specific requirement based on an 11.7% protein level, as well as the expensive wheat, milling ...

King Arthur is praised for its consistent protein content, at 11.7%, and reliable quality. “I’ve used their flour for years, and I can always count on it to perform exactly as expected ...

Gee explains that it’s been a terrible wheat year, saying, “Our plant is not as high, the head is not as big, it doesn’t have as many glumes across. It’s been so terribly dry here.” ...