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Cereals
10.2 Wholegrain and refined cereals
Whole-grain cereals are cereals that contain a significant proportion of the whole grain (in other words the bran, germ and endosperm). White flour, polished rice and other refined grains have had the bran and germ components of the grain removed leaving the endosperm. Quick Question Refining whole grains strips many nutrients and phytochemicals from the grain. The bran and germ layers are an excellent source of: ~ B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin) ~ Minerals (iron, zinc) ~ Phytochemicals (lignans) ~ Dietary fibre (in the bran layer) Nutrients are added back to refined cereal foods such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and iron, the potential health promoting properties of many phytochemicals is lost. Quick Question
