A standard definition of a whole grain food that would require at least 8 grams of whole grain per 30 gram serving, according to a newly published paper in the March 2014 issue of Advances in Nutrition

According to a newly published paper in the March 2014 issue of "Advances in Nutrition", a roundtable of leading nutrition experts from the U.S. and Europe recommends developing a standard definition of a whole grain food that would require at least 8 grams of whole grain per 30 gram serving. 

Info sources: 

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140313-910271.html

http://advances.nutrition.org/gca?submit=Get+All+Checked+Abstracts&gca=advannut%3B5%2F2%2F164

Note: ""Advances in Nutrition" is An International Review Journal on Nutrition by American Society for Nutrition

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The 2010 DGA (Dietary Guidelines for Americans) recommends that consumers make one-half of their grains whole, which approximates to a minimum of 48 g/d whole grains (47). If whole-grain foods are defined as providing 8 g whole grains/30 g (27 g/100 g), then consumers could meet the whole-grain recommendation of 48 g/d with six 30-g servings of such foods, the current minimum amount of grain foods the DGA recommend to include in the diet each day (2). 

For foods with 100% whole-grain content, the target could be met with 3 servings (each of 16 g whole grains).

Info source: http://advances.nutrition.org/content/5/2/164.full


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