Does Cake Have More Gluten Than Bread?
                                
                                
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                                Bread flour, used for making chewy loaves, contains 12-14% protein, while cake flour has a significantly lower 7-9%. This fundamental difference in protein content holds the key to the question: does cake have more gluten than bread? In short, no, bread contains substantially more gluten.