What the Hell Is Whole Wheat, Anyway?

Food with Mark Bittman

Sweetness and Light

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4.9 • 947 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Founder and President of Community Grains Bob Klein and biochemist David Killilea—both self-professed "wheat nerds"—talk to Mark about a pioneering study conducted by David that examines whether food labeled as "whole grain" is, actually, whole grain (and which company is actually doing it right); why you're probably not eating actual whole wheat when you think you are; the meaning of "dead wheat"; and why it all matters.

Read the full Whole Grain Study in the Journal of Food Science here: https://www.communitygrains.com/wholegraintest-2/

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