Grain
Bran
Bran of Wheat is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of wheat: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Salt early for large joints, late for delicate leaves and soft fruit.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 2.42 g
- Saturated Fat 0.51 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.14 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.16 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 69.8 g
- Dietary Fibre 6.26 g
- Total Sugars 0.98 g
- Complex / starch 62.2 g
- Protein 10.3 g
- Water 11.9 g
- Energy 350 kcal
- Water 11.9 g
- Carbohydrates 69.8 g
- Protein 10.3 g
- Fat 2.42 g
- Saturated Fat 0.51 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.14 g
- Omega-3 0.11 g
- Vitamins 60.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.33 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.39 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.65 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.27 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 31.7 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.83 mg
- Vitamin K 2.1 µg
- Minerals 333 mg
- Major Minerals 331 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.33 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.11 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.39 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.65 · vitamin-b6: 0.27 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 31.7 · vitamin-e: 0.83 · vitamin-k: 2.1 ·
Minerals
Bran of Wheat: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cold storage and transport made wheat a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named bran portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of wheat for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named bran portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected wheat for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named bran portions.