What is Whole Wheat ? (Answer: Wheatberry)

Whole Wheat means “Whole grain of wheat” (excluding the hull), also known as the wheatberry or wheat berry.

A wheatberry or wheat berry is the entire wheat kernel (except for the hull), composed of the bran, germ, and endosperm. Wheatberries have a tan to reddish brown color and are available as either a hard or soft processed grain.

Adapted from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatberry and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole-wheat_flour

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