Types of Flours: What Are They & How to Choose Them? But how many flours are there? Semolina, 00 flour, 0 flour, 1 flour, 2 flour, whole meal flour, spelled flour. What do these names and numbers mean? It all starts with a grain and a mill. Not always a cereal to tell the truth, but in most cases. First of all, generally when we talk about flour without specifying, we are referring to that of soft wheat (Triticum Aestivum). But as you have probably noticed, there are now many different flours on the market: cereal, oily dried fruit, even legumes. Let’s see what the types of flour are one…