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Noodles, spaghetti, and bread are all made from wheat flour. This flour is enriched with all of the following nutrients except:

A. Folate
B. Iron
C. Thiamine
D. Niacin

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Final answer:

Enriched wheat flour typically contains Folate, Iron, Thiamine, Niacin, and Riboflavin; none of the options A-D are excluded from the enrichment process. Hence, none of the listed nutrients are correct as all are commonly included in the enrichment of wheat flour.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nutrients that can be found in enriched wheat flour include Folate (folic acid), Iron (reduced iron or ferrous sulphate), Thiamine (thiamine mononitrate), Riboflavin, and Niacin. The enrichment of wheat flour is meant to replace the nutrients that are lost during the processing of the grain. This enrichment is very important for maintaining a balanced diet and preventing nutrient deficiencies.

Based on the ingredients listed for various wheat flour products, all the options listed in the question (Folate, Iron, Thiamine, and Niacin) are indeed added to enriched flour. Therefore, none of the nutrients A-D are excluded in the enrichment process, which means something else not listed must be the correct answer. However, based on the information given and the enrichment commonly associated with wheat flour, Riboflavin, which is not part of the question's choices, is also typically added.

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