oat bran

n. outer cover of oat

Bran Bran is the hard outer layer of grain and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by-product of milling in the production of refined grains. When bran is removed from grains, they lose a portion of their nutritional value. Bran is present in and may be milled from any cereal grain, including rice, wheat, maize, oats, and millet.
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Bran is the hard outer layer of cereal grains.Bran may also refer to: Places:Bran Castle, a national monument and landmark of Romanian tourismBran, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the Charente-Maritime département in FranceBran, Braşov, a town in Romania, Braşov County, near Bran CastleCharacters:Bran the Blessed, a character in Welsh mythologyBran Mak Morn, the last king of the Picts in Robert E. Howard's fictionThe protagonist of The Voyage of Bran, a tale from Irish mythologyA tribe or region in Africa, mentioned in Spanish colonial texts from Latin America
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