Whole grains are not refined and consist of all three
intact grain kernel components — the bran, endosperm and the germ.
Not exact matches
In order to receive these health benefits you have to make sure the products you are consuming contain the
grain kernel in its original form (with the germ, bran and endosperm
intact).
These
kernels are the whole wheat
grain — bran and germ
intact.
If the
kernel has been cracked, crushed, or flaked, then, to be called a «whole
grain» a food must retain the same relative proportions of these components as they exist in the
intact grain.
An
intact grain, such as brown rice
kernels and wheat berries, are healthier than those
grains ground up into flour..
Oats are a whole
grain, meaning the
grain is
intact and the
kernel is composed of three distinct parts: the bran, endosperm, and germ.