: the edible broken seed coats of cereal grain separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting
Examples of bran in a Sentence
The doctor told me to eat more bran because it is a good source of fiber.
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There are two different types of fiber: soluble, which is found in foods like oat bran, barley, and fruits, and insoluble, found in foods like whole wheat and many veggies.
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
Seed oils include canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soybean, sunflower, rice bran and peanut oils.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
Seed oils include canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soybean, sunflower, rice bran and peanut oils.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bran
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“Bran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bran. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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bran
noun
: the edible broken coat of the seed of a cereal grain left after the grain has been ground and the flour or meal sifted out
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bran
noun
: the edible broken seed coats of cereal grain separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting
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