Refined grains (like white rice or wheat) have had the Bran and
Endosperm removed during processing.
Pearled barley has it's germ and much of the bran around
the endosperm removed.
Not exact matches
White rice, however contains only the carbohydrate - rich
endosperm of the grain, with these other portions
removed.
The bran and germ have been
removed, leaving only the unbleached, unbromated
endosperm milled into this all - purpose flour.
«During the milling process, the bran and the germ, which contain valuable nutrients, are
removed, leaving the
endosperm,» explains Judith Finlayson, author of The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook.
The
endosperm is the largest part of the kernel, with 83 percent of its total mass; in wheat, this is the part of the grain that, once the bran and germ have been
removed, is milled into white flour.
When we eat «refined grains,» we're eating just the
endosperm of the seed (the bran and germ are
removed.)