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Wheat

A cereal used in a large number of products, especially food. Wheat is contained in bread, cake, beer, pasta and even some fuels. Wheat is a major commodity and its contracts are traded on exchanges.

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The authors say, "These results are comparable to those found for other well-known pharmaceutical preparations, and may disclose the use of the sourdough fermented wheat germ as an ingredient, nutritional supplement and/or anticancer drug.

Shorts

Banana Split: hot or cold milk blended with banana, berries, pineapple, cocoa powder (or chocolate syrup) What the Bunny Knows: carrot juice blended with banana, celery, wheat germ, orange juice concentrate

Quick breakfast ... in a mug or travel cup!

Wheat germ was obtained from a commercial mill (Tak Flour.

Quality evaluation of pasta enriched with heated and unheated wheat germ during storage

In contrast to neonate survival to 28 d, survival of larvae from transfer to adult was predicted by the model to be optimal at a blend that included both cottonseed meal and wheat germ (range of predicted diet proportions were 0.

An artificial diet for diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) optimized for larval survival

Choline is contained in egg, meat, and wheat germ, among other foods.

Estrogen protects pregnant women

For a spread with nutritional pizzazz, mix equal parts of peanut butter, honey, and wheat germ or ground flax seeds.

Snacks boost energy

An extract of fermented wheat germ, Avemar, was developed during the 1990s by Hungarian biochemist Mate Hidvegi, Ph.

Avemar as supportive therapy in cancer

6 cups rolled oats 3 cup nuts (pecans, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts--any combination, either whole or chopped) 4 Tbsp sesame seeds 1/2 cup each flax seeds, wheat germ, and shredded coconut 1/2-1 cup agave nectar (or honey or rice syrup) 3 cups dried fruit (raisins, currants, cranberries, cherries, chopped apricots) For each batch, use one 13x9 inch baking dish with medium-high sides.

Letter from the editor

Made from castor oil, wheat germ oil, olive oil, sunflower seed oil and a handful of herbal essential oils, the little lip glosses promise to provide a "plumping, anti-wrinkle serum" that will make lips look fuller and softer.

Aids to better skin and lips

Using a new testing approach that they developed for fungi, the researchers found that white button mushrooms, the most commonly consumed kind in the United States, have about 12 times more of the antioxidant than wheat germ and four times more than chicken liver, the previous top-rated ergothioneine sources based on available data.

Mushrooms a better source of antioxidants

What you need: 2 cups oatmeal 3/4 cup flour 1/4 cup wheat germ 1/4 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup raisins 1/2 cup chopped peanuts 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/4 cup peanut butter 4 egg whites 1/2 cup applesauce 1/4 cup honey What you do: 1.

Back-to-school snacks

Wong and his colleagues placed an unsealed paper bag containing wheat germ and muesli in each carton.