NUTR 331 (Overview of Nutrition) MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Athabasca University
Whole grains
✔✔grain milled in entirety (all but husk), not refined
Kernel (4 main parts)
✔✔1. Germ= nutrient-rich inner part (grows into wheat plant)
2. Endosperm= bulk of edible part of grain (starchy part) nourished seed
3. Bran= protective fibrous coating around grain (chief fibre) like shell
4. Husk= outer, inedible part of grain (chart) used in animal feed
Wheat flour
✔✔and flour made from wheat
whole-wheat flour
✔✔flour made from whole-wheat kernels; whole-grain
white flour
✔✔endosperm flour that has been refined and bleached
Brown-bread
✔✔contain ingredients such as molasses that colour, an be made with
any kind of flour (including white)
stone-ground
✔✔milling process using limestone to grind any grain