What is Bran?
[[File:Wheat-kernel_nutrition.png|thumb|Wheat kernel parts]] The '''bran''' (also called '''miller's bran''') is a hard outer skin that covers a [[grain]] from a [[cereal]] plant, for example [[wheat]]. It has a type of cell tissue called [[aleurone]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aleurone - an overview {{!}} ScienceDirect Topics|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/aleurone|access-date=2021-07-06|website=www.sciencedirect.com}}</ref> It has a [[pericarp]], which is the part of the grain that has the [[seed]] in it. With the [[Cereal germ|germ]] and [[endosperm]], this forms a [[whole grain]]. In a [[refined grain]], this layer, and the germ is removed. This part has [[fibre]] and some micro-nutrients like [[iron]] and some [[B vitamins]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Boston|first=677 Huntington Avenue|last2=Ma 02115 +1495‑1000|date=2014-01-24|title=Whole Grains|url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/whole-grains/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=The Nutrition Source|language=en-us}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Food-stub}} [[Category:Nutrition]] [[Category:Plant anatomy]]