Το αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης έχει γλουτένη.

Wholemeal flour has gluten.

Breakdown of Το αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης έχει γλουτένη.

• έχω: to have
• το αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης: the wholemeal flour
• η γλουτένη: the gluten

Questions & Answers about Το αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης έχει γλουτένη.

Why is there το before αλεύρι?

Το is the neuter singular definite article, meaning the.

• το αλεύρι = the flour
• Greek uses the definite article very often, sometimes more often than English does.

Here, αλεύρι is a neuter singular noun, so the correct article is το.

How do I know that αλεύρι is neuter?

You can tell from the article:

• ο = masculine
• η = feminine
• το = neuter

Since the sentence has το αλεύρι, that tells you αλεύρι is neuter.

Also, many neuter nouns in Greek end in -ι, though that is not the only neuter ending.

What does ολικής άλεσης mean literally?

Literally, ολικής άλεσης means something like of whole milling/grinding.

So:

• ολικής = whole / wholegrain / wholemeal in this expression
• άλεσης = grinding, milling

Together, αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης is the standard way to say wholemeal flour or whole wheat flour.

It is not translated word-for-word into natural English, but the Greek expression is very common.

Why are both ολικής and άλεσης in that form?