Whole Grains

<p ><b>Whole grains</b>&nbsp;are&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal" title="Cereal" >cereal grains</a>&nbsp;that contain&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal_germ" title="Cereal germ" >cereal germ</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endosperm" title="Endosperm" >endosperm</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran" title="Bran" >bran</a>, in contrast to&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refined_grains" title="Refined grains" >refined grains</a>, which retain only the endosperm.&nbsp;</p>

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Common whole grains include:</p>

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<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat" >Wheat</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat" title="Oat" >Oat</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley" title="Barley" >Barley</a>&nbsp;- Hulled and Dehulled (not Pearl)</li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize" title="Maize" >Maize</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_rice" title="Brown rice" >Brown rice</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farro" title="Farro" >Farro</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelt" title="Spelt" >Spelt</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmer" title="Emmer" >Emmer</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einkorn" title="Einkorn" class="mw-redirect" >Einkorn</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamut" title="Kamut" class="mw-redirect" >Kamut</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye" title="Rye" >Rye</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet" title="Millet" >Millet</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa" title="Quinoa" >Quinoa</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth" title="Amaranth" >Amaranth</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triticale" title="Triticale" >Triticale</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teff" title="Teff" class="mw-redirect" >Teff</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting" title="Sprouting" >Sprouted Grains</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat" title="Buckwheat" >Buckwheat</a></li>

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Common whole grain products include:</p>

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<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_wheat_flour" title="Whole wheat flour" class="mw-redirect" >Whole wheat flour</a></li>

<li >Whole wheat&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread" title="Bread" >Bread</a></li>

<li >Whole wheat&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta" title="Pasta" >Pasta</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolled_oats" title="Rolled oats" >Rolled oats</a>&nbsp;or oat&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groats" title="Groats" class="mw-redirect" >groats</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triticale" title="Triticale" >Triticale flour</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn" title="Popcorn" >Popcorn</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teff" title="Teff" class="mw-redirect" >Teff flour</a></li>

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Common refined non-whole grain products include:</p>

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<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_rice" title="White rice" >White rice</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flour" title="White flour" class="mw-redirect" >White flour</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_bread" title="White bread" >White bread</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominy" title="Hominy" >Hominy</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta" title="Pasta" >Pasta</a>&nbsp;(non-whole wheat varieties)</li>

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