Andrew: An intact grain is one that has not had any cuts or processing beyond having
the outer hull removed.
Brown rice, often referred to as whole rice or cargo rice, is the whole grain with only its inedible
outer hull removed.
By fresh oats I mean whole oat kernels from a farmer's field similar to other grains you might buy such as whole wheat berries, with only their inedible
outer hull removed.
Not exact matches
The
outer hull must be
removed before they can be used by humans.
They are the oat with the
hull (
outer shell)
removed.
Pearl barley is a type of barley that has been polished to
remove the
hull and
outer bran layer, which helps it cook more quickly.
In the case of both white and brown rice, the inedible
outer hull of the rice is
removed so that the grain of the rice is accessible.
The mill
removes only the
outer inedible shell known as the
hull — virtually guaranteeing you get all the goodness of wholegrain no matter what form you eat oats in.
In order to be edible, the
outer hull must be
removed, a process that requires special milling equipment due to its unusual shape.
The
outer tough shell of the
hull is first
removed and the interior of the grain is used.
Hulled barley, or covered barley, is when the grain has been only slightly processed to
remove the inedible
outer shell.
Besides
removing the inedible
outer hull, the pearling process
removes the germ and bran and, for this reason, pot and pearl barley are not considered whole grains.
Freshly harvested rice has a tough
outer hull that must be
removed to make the grain edible.
It's been polished to
remove its
outer hull, but the polishing process is not continued for much longer, so that a large amount of the remaining grain is left intact.
Cracked pearl barley has been processed to
remove the
outer hull as well as the bran — these are the fibrous parts of the grain.