DEFINITION

Wheat Bran is the outer fraction of the cereal grain, comprising the pericarp, seed coat (testa), nucellar tissue, and aleurone layer, and is derived from Triticum aestivum L., T. compactum Host, T. durum Desf., and other common einkorn and emmer wheat cultivars. It is obtained by the milling and processing of the whole wheat grain meeting U.S. Standards for Number 1 wheat (7 CFR 810.2201). It contains NLT 36.0% of dietary fiber.