Grains & Flours in Food
Grains and grain-derived ingredients include flours, starches, brans and whole grains. Wheat, barley and rye contain gluten; check each ingredient page for details.
Graham Flour
Graham flour is a type of whole wheat flour, meaning it contains the entire wheat kernel: the bran, germ, and …
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White Rice Flour
White rice flour is a finely ground powder made from white rice. It is produced by milling polished white rice …
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Poppy Seeds
Poppy seeds are tiny, kidney-shaped seeds harvested from the opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum). They are naturally dark blue or …
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Modified Wheat Starch
Modified wheat starch is a type of starch that has been altered physically or chemically to change its properties. It …
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Cornmeal
Cornmeal is a coarse flour made from dried corn kernels. It is produced by grinding dried corn, and can be …
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Organic Whole Wheat Flour
Organic whole wheat flour is made from the entire wheat kernel, including the bran, germ, and endosperm. It is produced …
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Pretzels
Pretzels are a type of baked snack food, typically made from a dough of wheat flour, water, yeast, and salt. …
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Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour
Enriched unbleached wheat flour is made from wheat that has not been bleached with chemicals. It is enriched with added …
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Enriched Unbleached Flour
Enriched unbleached flour is made from wheat that has not been bleached with chemicals. After milling, certain B vitamins (thiamin, …
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Potato Flakes
Potato flakes are dried, ground potatoes. They are made by cooking potatoes, then dehydrating them into thin sheets, which are …
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Enriched Macaroni Product
Enriched macaroni product is a type of pasta made from refined wheat flour. It is "enriched" because specific B vitamins …
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Bulgur Wheat
Bulgur wheat is a whole grain made from cracked wheat that has been parboiled, dried, and then ground into different …
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Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour
Degerminated yellow corn flour is made from yellow corn kernels that have had the germ removed. This process removes the …
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Whole Oat Flour
Whole oat flour is made from grinding whole oat groats, which are the hulled kernels of oats. It includes the …
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Pasta
Pasta is a staple food made from unleavened dough of durum wheat flour mixed with water or eggs. It is …
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Almond Flour
Almond flour is made from ground almonds. Almonds are tree nuts that grow on trees native to the Middle East …
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Oat Bran
Oat bran is the outer layer of the oat groat, the kernel of the oat plant. It is separated from …
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Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumbs are small pieces of dried bread. They are made by toasting or baking bread until it is dry and …
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Breading Set In Vegetable Oil
Breading set in vegetable oil is a coating applied to foods like chicken or fish before cooking. It typically includes …
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White Rice
White rice is the grain of the rice plant after the husk, bran, and germ have been removed. This milling …
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Organic Chia Seeds
Chia seeds are tiny seeds from the plant Salvia hispanica, native to Mexico and Guatemala. They are typically harvested and …
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Enriched Pasta
Enriched pasta is made from refined wheat flour that has had certain nutrients added back after processing. Typically, B vitamins …
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Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour
Whole grain brown rice flour is made by grinding whole brown rice kernels. Unlike white rice flour, it includes the …
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Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached
Enriched wheat flour bleached is a refined wheat flour that has had certain B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid) …
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Whole: Rolled Oats
Rolled oats are whole oat groats that have been steamed and flattened into flakes. They are a type of cereal …
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Granola
Granola is a breakfast food and snack food consisting of a mixture of rolled oats, nuts, honey or other sweeteners …
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Yellow Corn Meal
Yellow corn meal is a coarse flour made from dried yellow corn kernels that have been ground. It is a …
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Degermed Yellow Corn Meal
Degermed yellow corn meal is made from the endosperm of yellow corn kernels after the germ has been removed. This …
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Organic Rolled Oats
Organic rolled oats are whole oat groats that have been de-hulled, steamed, and then rolled flat. This process makes them …
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Organic Brown Rice
Brown rice is a whole grain, meaning it contains all parts of the grain kernel, including the bran, germ, and …
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Organic Rice Flour
Organic rice flour is a gluten-free flour made from whole or milled organic rice. It is produced by grinding rice …
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Flax Seed
Flax seed is the tiny, oil-rich seed of the flax plant, native to the region between the eastern Mediterranean and …
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Organic Quinoa
Quinoa is a flowering plant in the amaranth family, grown for its edible seeds. Native to the Andes region of …
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Amaranth
Amaranth is a pseudocereal, meaning its seeds are used like grains, though it is not botanically a grass. It is …
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Cracked Wheat
Cracked wheat is a whole grain product made from wheat kernels that have been cleaned, steamed, dried, and then crushed …
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Chickpea Flour
Chickpea flour, also known as besan or gram flour, is made from dried chickpeas that have been ground into a …
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Whole Wheat
Whole wheat is the entire grain kernel of the wheat plant, including the bran, germ, and endosperm. Unlike refined wheat …
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Rye
Rye is a cereal grain closely related to wheat and barley. It comes from a grass plant and is typically …
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Sorghum Flour
Sorghum flour is made from sorghum, a cereal grain that is naturally gluten-free. It is grown in many parts of …
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Rice Bran
Rice bran is the outer layer of the rice grain, removed during the milling process. It is a byproduct of …
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Degerminated Yellow Corn Meal
Degerminated yellow corn meal is made from the endosperm of yellow corn kernels after the germ has been removed. This …
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Whole Grain Corn
Whole grain corn refers to the entire kernel of corn, including the bran, germ, and endosperm. It is harvested from …
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Organic Brown Rice Flour
Organic brown rice flour is made from whole brown rice grains that have been milled into a fine powder. Brown …
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Buckwheat
Buckwheat is the seed of a plant related to rhubarb, not a true grain. It is grown for its edible …
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Milled Corn
Milled corn is corn that has been ground into a powder or meal. It is a staple grain, a type …
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Wheat Germ
Wheat germ is the nutrient-rich embryo of the wheat kernel, separated from the bran and endosperm during milling. It's a …
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Organic Potato Starch
Organic potato starch is a fine, white powder made from the starch extracted from organic potatoes. The starch is separated …
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Gluten-free Oats
Oats are a type of cereal grain grown for their seed. "Gluten-free" oats are oats that have not been contaminated …
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Semolina Wheat Flour
Semolina wheat flour is a coarse flour made from durum wheat, a hard type of wheat. It is produced by …
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Durum Semolina
Durum semolina is a coarse flour made from durum wheat, a hard variety of wheat. It is the primary ingredient …
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Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.