An academia-industry collaboration has agreed on a definition that makes the whole grain content in foods clearer in its labelling, with the aim of providing clarity for consumers and manufacturers.

ROCKVILLE, MD. — That the lack of a universally accepted definition for whole grain foods represents a persistent and significant impediment toward the goal of adequate consumer whole grain intake was ...

The FDA document clarifies that the agency considers “whole grain” to include cereal grains that consist of the intact, ground, cracked or flaked fruit of the grains whose principal components – the ...