types: * All-Purpose - 9-12% protein. mixture between soft and hard wheat. * Cake - lowest protein content at 5-8%. from soft winter wheat. (or, make it from all-purpose + corn starch) * Pastry - soft wheat, 8-9% protein * Bread - 12-14% protein. higher percentage of hard red winter or hard red spring. * self-rising - baking powder and salt added during milling. Usually to pastry flour * whole-wheat - more of the wheat. Higher protein but doesn't form as much gluten. makes denser stuff. * Gluten-free - usually based on rice flour blended with tapioca, potato starch, xanthan gum * 00 - in the states we classify flour by protein content. In italy they classify it by how fine the grind is. 00 is the finest possible. Mostly used for pizza.