Sentences with phrase «outer husk»

Bran is the indigestible outer husk of wheat (as well as other cereal grains) and is one of the best sources of dietary fiber.

If there are many tight layers on the cobs, peel the first dark green outer husks from the corn, leaving just a few protective inner layers.

While the nuts are most popular as food, the brutally tough outer husks are composted for fertiliser, the oil is used as a cooking oil (which is friendly for acne) in cosmetics, soaps, and shampoos and the rest is used in animal feed.

If there are many tight layers on the cob, peel the first dark green outer husks from the corn, leaving just a few protective inner layers.

Pull down outer husks on ears of corn to the base, taking care to rip them all the way off.

S. terebinthifolius berries, when dried are up to 5 millimeters in diameter, have a pale to bright pink friable outer husk which has little aroma or flavor and contain a small (3 millimeter diameter) hard, dark - brown, irregular seed.

Firstly, doing so helps to remove the old outer husks from their nails, the new nice and sharp nails will then show through.

Fast gaining international renown for its horticultural applications, coir is previously underused outer husk of a coconut.

Trim and discard top and bottom ends of each lemongrass stalk so you have 2 - or 3 - inch pieces of lemongrass, then peel and discard tough outer husks.

This type of rice is unpolished, the outer husk being intact and is rich in antioxidant called anthocyanin.

Once picked, the seeds are milled to remove the outer husk.

During this period, and aided by bacterial activity, the outer husk softens in a process described as «retting» and loosens from the hard core.

You can buy both whole grain farro flour which is flour that the entire farro grain has been ground into flour, or white farro flour where the outer husk is removed before it is ground leaving you with a finer flour more similar to all - purpose flour.

To make the syrup, remove the outer husk and stem from the tamarind pods.

1 - 2 lbs of tomatillos, outer husk removed and washed — they have a sticky consistency just so you know!

Pearled farro (pearling removes the outer husk of the seed, shortening the cooking time) is remarkably easy to prepare.

A freshly harvested coconut does not have a long shelf life, especially if the outer husk is removed down to the brown shell.

One more tip, says Saffitz, is to feel along the outer husk and make sure that the rows seem neat and tight.

To open a fresh coconut, cut away the outer husk of the top of the coconut until the shell is visible.

The good news: most of the arsenic is located in the bran (or outer husk) of the rice, leaving white rice with much lower levels.

Whole - wheat flours contain parts of the bran, the outer husk of the kernel, while other flours have higher amounts of gluten, found in the endosperm of the kernel.

The seeds of the rice plant are first milled using a rice huller to remove the chaff (the outer husks of the grain).

Groats — When you remove the outer husk of the oat you are left with groats.

There isn't really a good substitute for bran in a bran muffin Wheat bran is the outer husk of the wheat kernel, which is removed (along with the germ) when wheat is refined into white or all purpose flour.

Refined grains lack the outer husk of the grain, which contains the health benefits of fiber that cleanses the intestines and creates a full feeling sensation during a meal.

A little research reveals that this is the whole grain with a small portion of the outer husk removed, so the grain cooks up quite quickly, in about 15 — 20 minutes.

So, look out for heavily processed carbs, like oats that have the outer husks removed.

Bacterial action causes the outer husk of each peppercorn, called the pericarp, to break away from the remainder of the peppercorn.

KEY PRODUCT POINTS Handwoven mat is 100 % biodegradable coir, a fiber derived from the outer husk of coconut shells.

Cats scratch with their front claws by dragging them downward, either on a horizontal or vertical surface - this action, referred to as stropping, loosens and removes the outer husk of the claw revealing a sharp new surface underneath.

The outer husk and germ of the rice grain that is a good fiber source, as well as one of the richest sources of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Scratching at rough surfaces removes the outer husk from a cat's nails periodically.

Coconuts in the Trunk Researchers from Baylor University have figured out a way to make trunk liners, floorboards, and car - door interior covers using using fibers from the outer husks of coconuts.