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What does bran mean?

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Noun
  1. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
  2. The European carrion crow.
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Refined white flour is what's left after the nutrient-packed germ and bran are milled out of the wheat kernel.
After the husk is removed, the rice is milled to remove the bran and the germ or embryo.
Other, smaller operations mix digital, print, TV and broadcast in a bran tub that gives time for everything but finding original stories.
You've spilt lager on the magazine article about high energy fruit smoothies, and swapped the bran flakes for a bacon sarnie.
It removes the bran and most of the germ, stripping the grain of its fiber and nutrients.
For a sweet and crunchy snack, mix a handful of bran flakes with some low-fat yogurt.

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