If you look at that close up shot it looks like some of the purple grains are pearled down and they've become speckled with
the white endosperm showing through yet retaining some of their bran.
Not exact matches
Whole spelt contains all parts of the grain in tact — the germ,
endosperm and bran — and therefore contains more fiber and nutrients than
white spelt.
Note: For those unfamiliar with cornstarch it is a fine
white powder that comes from the inner grain (
endosperm) of corn and is used by many as a thickener for gravies and sauces.
But it is simply WHOLE flour — including the bran, germ and
endosperm — made from
WHITE wheat.
A: «Enriched»
White Breads are made from the starchy «
endosperm» of the wheat kernel (the inside portion), which contains few vitamins and minerals (mostly carbohydrates).
White flour is only comprised of the
endosperm.
The
endosperm makes up the bulk of the kernel (this is the part used to make
white flour) and contains vitamins and minerals.
In the absence of rice flour you can use cornstarch (corn flour) which is a fine
white powder that comes from the inner grain (
endosperm) of corn.
White rice, however contains only the carbohydrate - rich
endosperm of the grain, with these other portions removed.
But it is simply WHOLE flour — including the bran, germ and
endosperm — made from
WHITE wheat.»
Whole wheat flour: Made from the whole kernel of the wheat grain — bran, germ and
endosperm — whole wheat flour is higher in dietary fiber than
white flour and has a better nutritional profile.
Whole wheat flour is flour that still contains the wheat germ and bran (as opposed to
white flour, which is ground from only the wheat's starchy
endosperm).
White flour has been stripped of the bran and germ, leaving behind the fine, pale
endosperm.
White whole wheat is a whole (
endosperm, germ, and bran) flour ground from a paler variety of wheat.
This is useful in recipes calling for
white AP flour, but milled whole grains from these producers are often Frankensteined by separating the
endosperm from the bran and germ, then combining them back together.
Basically, this leaves wholegrains with more of the fibrous proportion in contrast to refined grains (think
white bread), which retain only the
endosperm of the grain after processing.
Whole grain brown rice contains all three layers of the kernel - the bran, germ, and
endosperm - which provides superior nutrition value over
white rice.
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.
A far greater amount of gluten is now present in regular yeast breads, both
white and whole grain, since it is found in the
endosperm, possibly leading to the steep rise in gluten intolerance that has occurred recently.
While the stripped - down
white stuff boasts a longer shelf life, not to mention a cheaper price tag, it's considered nutritionally weaker (even though the
endosperm packs a fair share of protein, carbohydrates, iron, and B vitamins).
White pasta is stripped of the bran but the
endosperm still contains plenty of protein, thats what makes my question of interest.
White rice, considered a refined grain, consisting only of the
endosperm.
Refined grains (like
white rice or wheat) have had the Bran and
Endosperm removed during processing.