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Wheat Germ

This page first published: Sep 7, 2002 · Updated: Jun 14, 2018 · by CooksInfo. Copyright © 2021 · This web site may contain affiliate links · This web site generates income via ads · Information on this site is copyrighted. Taking whole pages for your website is theft and will be DCMA'd. See re-use information.
The germ makes up only about 2% of the wheat kernel. It is removed from the wheat grain during processing for white flour. It is flatted in a roller.

The flattened Wheat Germ is then usually toasted to extend its storage life (the toasting helps prevent it from going rancid.) Raw food fans find that it can be very difficult to find untoasted (aka unstabilised) wheat germ. If you can, you may find that in its processing it has actually been heated slightly, to about 36 to 40 C, but that is a low enough temperature that it can still qualify as a raw food. The storage life on untoasted wheat germ will be shorter, thus its higher price.

Cooking Tips

Wheat germ needs to be incorporated into something tasty, otherwise the food you are eating tastes like little pieces of cardboard that just stick in your teeth.

Nutrition

Vitamin E, iron, zinc, magnesium, protein, polyunsaturated fats.

Equivalents

350 g = approx. 4 cups, loose packed (based on Bob’s Red Mill bags)

Storage Hints

Store in refrigerator so that it does not go rancid.

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