A German ligature that originally stood for 'sz', but can be transliterated as 'ss'. It is never found in Swiss German. It looks like a B, but sounds like an S. Compare to the boring language known as English, which only has the ligatures Ã and Å, which are rarely used.
The only other flour used in traditional pumpernickel is wheat flour, which is used as an ingredient in the sourdough starter, a pre-fermented flour, water and yeast mixture that combines with the rye flour to hold the bread together.
Bread consumption accounts for 21 percent of Americaâs intake of resistant starch. Among bread products, pumpernickel bread contains the most resistant starch, with 1.17 grams for one regular slice. Italian bread was also found to be high in resistant starch, with 1.14 grams in one large slice.