Whole grain flour and products including same
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1. A whole grain wheat flour, comprising:
- a coarse fraction comprising at least 97% by weight bran and germ blended with a refined flour constituent such that the whole grain wheat flour comprises substantially the same proportions of natural constituents, other than moisture, compared to a whole grain wheat kernel;
a particle size distribution such that at least about 98% of particles by weight of the whole grain wheat flour are less than 212 micrometers, wherein 2% to 30% of the particles by weight are over 150 micrometers, 30% to 90% of the particles by weight are over 75 micrometers, 65% to 95% of the particles by weight are over 38 micrometers, and 0% to 30% of the particles by weight are less than 38 micrometers, wherein the particle size distribution is determined by a jet sieve; and
a measured ash value that is at least 97% of an expected ash value for the whole grain wheat kernel.
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The present invention is a grain product. The grain product includes a first fraction including bran. The first fraction is milled to a first particle size of less than 500 micrometers. The grain product also includes a second fraction including germ. The second fraction is milled to a second particle size of less than 500 micrometers. The grain product is at least one of: a food product, a nutritional supplement, a dietary supplement, a fiber supplement, a digestive supplement, a functional food, and a medical food.
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1. A whole grain wheat flour, comprising:
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a coarse fraction comprising at least 97% by weight bran and germ blended with a refined flour constituent such that the whole grain wheat flour comprises substantially the same proportions of natural constituents, other than moisture, compared to a whole grain wheat kernel; a particle size distribution such that at least about 98% of particles by weight of the whole grain wheat flour are less than 212 micrometers, wherein 2% to 30% of the particles by weight are over 150 micrometers, 30% to 90% of the particles by weight are over 75 micrometers, 65% to 95% of the particles by weight are over 38 micrometers, and 0% to 30% of the particles by weight are less than 38 micrometers, wherein the particle size distribution is determined by a jet sieve; and a measured ash value that is at least 97% of an expected ash value for the whole grain wheat kernel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 42)
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35. A coarse fraction milled from whole grain wheat kernels, the coarse fraction comprising:
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at least 97% by weight bran and germ; a particle size distribution such that at least about 97% of particles by weight of the coarse fraction are less than 212 micrometers; and substantially the same proportions of natural constituents, other than moisture, as compared to the bran and germ of the whole grain wheat kernels, wherein the coarse fraction comprises a ratio of bran to germ that is about the ratio of bran to germ in the whole grain wheat kernels and a measured ash value that is at least 97% of an expected ash value for the whole grain wheat kernels. - View Dependent Claims (36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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