Hey guys, today we're going to answer the question, what is healthy about the heart healthy

whole grains?

Now, the American Association of Serial Chemists defined these whole grains as any mixture

of brand, endospirum, and germ in proportions, one would expect to see in an intact grain.

Here's a picture of an intact grain, which is a seed of grass.

These are seeds that turn into grass, that turn into plants, that's what grains are,

and there's three different parts.

You have the brand, which is the outer part, which is the fiber, trace minerals, some

B vitamins.

Then you've got the germ inside, B vitamins, vitamin E, trace minerals, phytonutrients,

healthy fats.

Then you have the endospirum, which is basically all the carbohydrate, a little bit of

B vitamins, okay?

So whole grain is any mixture of brand, endospirum, and germ in proportions, one would expect

to see in an intact grain, okay?

So they expanded the definition to include even grinding it.

So we're not just talking about an intact whole grain that you would kind of soak and

make some cereal out of.

It's basically you can grind it as long as you put it back together.

According to the FDA, all you need is 51% of these three elements together in proportion

to call it a whole grain, okay?

So it could actually include some refined grains.

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