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bran
1[ bran ]
noun
- the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
verb (used with object)
branned, branning.
- to soak or boil in bran water, as in the tanning of hides.
Bran
2[ bran ]
noun
- Welsh Legend. a king of Britain and the brother of Manawydan and Branwen: his head was buried at London as a magical defense against invasion. He was sometimes regarded as a sea god or Christian saint.
- a male given name, form of Brandon.
bran
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noun
- husks of cereal grain separated from the flour by sifting
- food prepared from these husks
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Other 51Թ Forms
- n noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bran1
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French bran, bren, of uncertain origin
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bran1
C13: from Old French, probably of Gaulish origin
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Think of how it would be to drink a juice with wheat bran in it -- you may imagine an unpleasant gritty sensation which would make you less prone to enjoy it.
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Prunes, alone or as part of a bran/applesauce/prune juice mixture, can often help.
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Rice bran is a byproduct generated during rice refining process that has limited utility and low commercial value.
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For centuries, the process of milling rice — white or brown, sticky or sweet — produced bran, chaff and dust, and storing it brought vermin, fungi and spoilage.
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Examples include broccoli, quinoa, brown rice, oats, beans, lentils and bran cereals.
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