Wheat, Bran, Germ, What?
unsplash-logo Wesual Click I overheard someone in the grocery store the other day explaining to a friend how she mixes a bunch of different things into her doughs to make them healthier. "Whole wheat flour, wheat germ, sometimes wheat bran...". Her friend huffed, asking what's the difference. The first woman paused, as she realized she wasn't really sure. As I thought about it...I wasn't either. I hence decided to address this very question in my next post. What really is the difference between whole grain, whole wheat, wheat germ and wheat bran? Read on to find out. Let's start by talking about wheat. Just wheat. What's wheat? Yes, it's what the Little Red Hen harvested to make her bread. But what is it really? Wheat seeds are called kernels, from which the wheat plant grows. Each kernel consists of: Source: skinnychef.com an embryo called a germinate, or germ , which is the sprouting section of the seed and the most nutritious p
