What is the difference between wholegrain, wholemeal and high-fibre foods?
• Wholegrain : Wholegrain foods contain all the components of the grain- the bran, germ and endosperm. The grains may be whole, cracked or milled. • Wholemeal : Wholegrains that have been milled to a finer texture rather than leaving the grain intact become wholemeal. Wholemeal contains all the components of the grain, therefore wholemeal foods are also wholegrain. Wholemeal bread and rye bread are typical examples of products made with wholemeal.) • High-fibre Australian foods regulations require that a food must contain at least 1.5grams of fibre per serve before it can state that it contains fibre and 3 grams per serve before it can claim to be high- fibre. A food may either be naturally high in fibre eg wholemeal bread, or have fibre added eg white high fibre bread. A point of difference is that high fibre foods do not always contain all the outer layers of the grain.
