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Kinako (きな粉): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kinako (きな粉) is a Japanese food classified as flour. Ingredients listed for it include soy flour.

Name in Japaneseきな粉
Typeflour
Main ingredientssoy flour
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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