Govt to support proposal for coconut-based flour From: The Manila Times | Date: March 8, 2008| Author: Valdez, Katrina Mennen A | Copyright Content Parnership Pty Ltd Mar 8, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

IN a bid to address the scarce supply of wheat and flour products worldwide, the government has backed the private sector's proposal to use coconut flour as substitute ingredient in making pan de sal.

Since last year the price of flour has risen, with hard flour currently at P670 to P880 and soft flour at P670 to P780.

"The government supports such proposal. In fact, [we] will conduct a meeting with coconut growers and flour millers to come up with the best way to develop thi...

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