These facts are not discarded like bran.
- Bran is the outside layer of unprocessed grains that are often used in cereals.
- ‘Bran’ is also known as ‘miller’s bran’.
- Bran is often removed from grains when processed, and later discarded, used in other products or sold as a separate item.
- Bran is typically used in cereals for breakfast, bread items, and baked goods, and can be used to make alcoholic beverages, cooking oil and can be pickled.
- Wheat bran is historically a common colouring ingredient in leather tanning solutions.
- Bran typically comes from wheat, rye, rice, barley, corn, millet and oat grains.
- Bran is usually purchased from supermarkets as a coarse powder, however, with the addition of a few more ingredients, it can be bought in the form of small sticks known as ‘processed bran’, and as flakes known as ‘bran flakes’, that are typically used as a breakfast cereal.
- Bran is commonly used in packaged animal food, in both pet and agricultural feeds.
- Depending on the grain, bran can have a nutty or sweet flavour, and a dry, coarse texture.
- Bran is very high in dietary fibre and high in a variety of vitamins and minerals depending on the grain.
Bibliography:
Bran, 2014, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran
What is Bran?, 2014, WiseGEEK, http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-bran.htm
