wheatberry

Unprocessed wheat seed

A wheatberry is a whole wheat kernel with only the inedible outer husk removed—the bran, germ, and endosperm intact.

Chewy and nutty when cooked, wheatberries appear in grain salads, pilafs, and health foods: I tossed wheatberries with roasted vegetables for lunch.

They're what gets milled into whole wheat flour.

grain

kernel

Seed or essential core

  • groatHistorical English fourpenny piece
  • endospermSeed's internal nutrient tissue
  • germDisease-causing microorganism

bran · husk · seed · embryo · pericarp · chaff · farro · spelt · emmer · kamut

cooking

chewy

Resisting easy biting

  • nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
  • pilafSeasoned broth-cooked grain
  • risottoCreamy Italian grain dish

tabbouleh · salad · soup · stew · simmer · boil · soak · tender · side-dish · stuffing

wholefood

unprocessed

Not yet treated

unmilled · unpolished · natural · organic · raw · bulk · heirloom · non-GMO · unadulterated · stone-ground

bread

sourdough

Wild-yeast bread starter

hearty · loaf · dough · baking · rustic · dense · wholesome · flour · milling

nutrition

fiber

Plant-based digestive aid

iron · thiamine · niacin · selenium · manganese · phosphorus · antioxidants · phytonutrients · nutrient-dense · low-fat

harvest

combine

Merge, or harvesting machine

glean · crop · yield · autumn · fieldwork · granary · sickle · winnowing · storage · drying

Opposites
processing/refinement

wheatberrywhite flour

Processed wheat for baking

bleached flour · all-purpose flour · white bread · enriched flour · wheat starch

grain type

wheatberryrice

Staple cereal grain

corn kernel · barley · quinoa · millet

grain wholeness

wheatberryflour

Milled grain powder

cracked wheat · bulgur · wheat germ · wheat bran · semolina

Family

wheat, wheaten, wheats, shredded wheat, wholewheat, wheatear

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G