puffed grain
Expanded heated kernels
Puffed grain is cereal grain—typically rice or wheat—that has been heated under pressure until it expands into a light, airy form.
The process creates the crunchy texture of many breakfast cereals and rice cakes.
Puffed rice scattered across the floor when she opened the bag.
- crunchy textureFirm and snappy mouthfeel
- unpuffedNot expanded with air
- puffcornAiry extruded corn snack
- quinoaEdible seed from Andes
- hullessLacking a husk
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grain texture/density
puffed grainwhole grain
Cereal with intact seed
steel-cut oats · groats · cracked wheat · wheat berries · bulgur
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