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What Are Intact Grains? Plus, Why You Should Be Eating More Of Them
How to up your whole grain game. Rosie Schwartz Updated
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Whole grains are chock full of key nutrients and offer a host of health benefits, such as a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes and weight gain. But not all whole grain products are created equal. Consider including intact whole grains grains which are less processed for even greater advantages to your health. Here’s what you need to know.
What are whole grains and what are
intact grains?
Whole grains are essentially the seeds, or kernels, from which grain plants grow; they contain the fibre-rich outer coating of the bran, the central endosperm and the nutrient-rich inner germ. When grains contain all three bran, endosperm and germ and are in their unprocessed seed form, they are called intact.