Whole-wheat bran cereal

Sources. Copper is found in a wide variety of foods and is most plentiful in organ meats, sheUfish, nuts, and seeds. Wheat bran cereals and whole grain products are also good sources of copper. " ... 

Wang, W.-M. Klopfenstein, C.F. Ponte, J.G. Effects of twin-screw extrusion on the physical properties of dietary fiber and other components of whole wheat and wheat bran and on the baking quality of the wheat bran. Cereal Chem. 1993,70, 707-711. 

Wheat bran and whole wheat cereals quantitatively contain high amounts of manganese and are often listed as particularly valuable sources of manganese. However, zinc also is contained in appreciable amounts in wheat bran and whole wheat products but is poorly absorbed by the human from these sources. This has been attributed to either the phytate or the fiber contents of these products or a combination of these two dietary factors. These same factors may also affect the absorption of manganese. 

Table 81.2 shows TPC in decreasing order according to the maximum values reported in cereals and cereal products [4]. Cereal products had TPC (mg 100 g FW) of 131—315 forwhole grain flour bread, 111 forpurple wheat flour bread [ 16], 52 for wheat white flour bread [16], 26-156 forpurple wheat bran muffin [17], 35-114 for wheat bran muffin [17], 17-277 for infant cereals [18], 77-153 for uncooked whole wheat pasta [19], 72-93 for uncooked regular pasta [19], and 117-271 for whole meal oat breakfast cereals. 

The main sources of fibre in human diets are cereais and cereal products but all natural plant foods contain some. Because of their high water content vegetables and fruits have a much lower content than cereals, nuts, pulses and dried fruits. This can be seen from Table 10.8. The best source is bran which is produced during the refining of flour and makes up 10-16% of the whole wheat grain. Bran itself contains 40-50% of fibre as well as some starch, sugars, protein, fatty acids, minerals and vitamins. 

The wheat has the same functional properties as soft red winter. Due to its white bran it is preferred for making breakfast cereals, whole wheat products, and whole flours for baking. 

Animal muscle (pork), carrot powder, total diet, wheat flour Skim milk powder (elements), whole meal flour, bovine muscle, wholemeal flour, brown bread, cod liver oil (PCBs), rye flom, haricots verts (beans), pork muscle, mixed vegetables, carrot, bran breakfast cereal, unspiked milk powder (PCDDs, PCDFs), spiked milk powder (PCDDs, PCDFs), milk powder Rye flour, milk powder, whey powder Pork meat... 

A few other cereal-based ingredients go into some biscuits. The most important is oats in the form of oatmeal or oat bran. Health claims are sometimes made regarding oat bran products. Some savoury biscuits have whole or kibbled grains of either wheat barley or oats. Barley does go into biscuits in the form of malt extract. Brewers or distillers spent... 

The types of cereal food products included in this chapter are processed, packaged cereal products and certain bulk products available to consumers from retail sources, for example, granolas, ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, crackers, flours, pastas, bran, chips, snack bars, cookies, and some minimally processed, packaged whole grains (e.g., popcorn and rice). The processed products considered to be cereal foods are generally made up of wheat, maize (corn), oats, rice, rye, and millet however, cereal products also include buckwheat, amaranth, and quinoa, which are handled as cereals by the food industry. 

Braadt aad ei Breads and cereal products made from refined flours, without added fibrous substances Yeast raised doughnuts naked in an oven. araal prodacU Items made Irom bran, candied fiuits, coconut, nuts, pie crust, raisins, seeds, wheat germ and whole gram flour doughnuts tried m tat. 

Constipation may be prevented by drinking plenty of water and eating foods that add bulk to the diet such as fruits and vegetables (preferably raw) and whole grain cereals such as oatmeal, cracked wheat, all bran, etc. 

Cereals and flours Refined cereals all readv-to-aai cereals rice, oatmeal rnacarixtl spaghetti noodles. Whole grain cereols ceteab containing bran, shredded wheat. 

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