Whole wheat vs. Whole grain

Wheat is a type of grain. Other grains that can be considered to be whole grain are brown rice, barley, buckwheat, quinoa, corn, oats, rye, teff, triticale, millet, amaranth, sorghum, and wild rice. Wheat can come in the form of spelt, bulgur, wheatberries, and faro.
Consumers should choose anything that says whole "grain".

Multigrain just means there are a few different grains in the product, but that does not necessarily mean any of the them are whole grain.

Read labels carefully. Something that says “made with whole grain” usually means made with very little. Look for "100% whole grain" or if the first ingredient is whole wheat flour.

Typical 100% whole grain breads have at least 8g or more dietary fiber. However, fiber is not indicative of whole grains.

If it says wheat flour that means it is refined (enriched) flour, not whole wheat. Wheat flour is another name for white flour!

Consumers need to be familiar with which grains are whole grain and look for those as ingredients. The Whole Grain Council also has a stamp that they put on whole grain products, so people can look for that whole grain stamp on the packages of whole grain products.

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