brans
Cereal fiber sources
Brans is the plural of bran, referring to the outer layers of cereal grains—wheat, oats, rice—removed during milling.
The plural typically distinguishes different types or sources: wheat and oat brans have different nutritional profiles.
Bran is valued for its fiber content and appears in cereals, muffins, and health foods.
Thin, flat pieces
- muffinsIndividual baked breakfast cakes
- breakfastDay's first eating
- oatmealBoiled grain breakfast
- porridgeBoiled grain dish
whole grain · healthy · fiber-rich · milk · bowl · morning · nutrition
Indigestible food matter
- textureSurface tactile quality
- bulkMain mass or size
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- insolubleCannot be dissolved
soluble · digestive · intestinal · regularity · whole grain · unrefined · grit · graininess
chaff
Protective seed coverings
barley · rye · grain · cereal · flour · grist · mill · threshing · winnowing · byproduct
flakes
Thin, flat pieces
porridge · whole grain · healthy · fiber-rich · milk · bowl · morning · nutrition
roughage
Indigestible food matter
- textureSurface tactile quality
- bulkMain mass or size
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
insoluble · soluble · digestive · intestinal · regularity · whole grain · unrefined · grit · graininess · heaviness
fodder
Coarse livestock nourishment
mash · pellets · supplement · feedstuff · poultry · swine · cattle · horses · roughage · byproduct
branswhite flour
Processed wheat for baking
bleached flour · endosperm · all-purpose flour · cake flour · starches
- brand newCompletely unused, just acquired
- brand nameProprietary product designation
- corporate brandingCompany's distinctive visual presence
- name brandRecognized commercial label
- store brandRetailer's proprietary product line
- off brandGeneric store alternative