Question

1. Explain the basis of difference between the following types of grains, flours and breads:

             Refined grain, 100% whole grain, and multi grain

             White flour, wheat flour and whole wheat flour

             Brown bread, wheat bread and whole wheat bread

2. Joe had a cup (8 oz) of milk, two slices of whole wheat toast with butter, an egg and a cup of chopped strawberries for breakfast. How many grams of carbohydrates did he consume?

Answer 1

1. Refined grain : It is a process that removes the bran and germ. Refined grain products have only starchy parts (endosperm). But refined grain associated with many health effects.

Example : white bread, white rice.

100% whole grain : whole grain contains entire kernel such as bran, germ and endosperm .

Example : oatmeal, brown rice.

Multi grain : Multi means more than one. More than one grain is used as multigrain.Multigrain bread or flour is prepared with two or more types of grain.

Example : Oatmeal biscuits contains wheat and oatmeal. Another grains used include flax seeds, millet etc.

White flour : It is a process by removing bran and germ parts from grains. White flour have only starchy parts( endosperm). It has no fiber.

Wheat flour : wheat flour is made of wheat grains.

Whole wheat flour :  whole wheat flour is made of whole wheat kernels.

brown bread :  brown bread is made of whole wheat grains. It has high nutritional value and high fibers. The colour of bread is brown.

white bread : white bread is made of refined wheat flour. The colour of bread is white. It is made of highly processed flour.

whole wheat bread : whole wheat bread is made of almost all parts of wheat grains.