How To Eat Wheat Bran Cooking Baking And Other Uses

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      MedlinePlus: Dietary Fiber
    
      Bon Appetit: Wheat Bran Recipes
    
      Food Network: Mint Marinated Grilled Shrimp Tabbouleh Salad
    




There are so many ways to eat wheat bran, just don't cook it like oatmeal.

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Other Ways to Use It

There are so many wheat bran benefits to take advantage of. Fiber, a nutrient in wheat bran, helps prevent constipation and may help treat conditions like diabetes and heart disease, according to the National Library of Medicine. Wheat bran is also high in complex carbs, B vitamins, beneficial fatty acids and minerals like iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, manganese, copper and selenium, according to the USDA.

Wheat bran is also high in complex carbs, B vitamins, beneficial fatty acids and minerals like iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, manganese, copper and selenium, according to the USDA.

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While you might sprinkle wheat bran on top of oatmeal, cooking wheat bran like oatmeal will result in an unpalatable, chewy mush, as it doesn’t cook the same way.

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      MedlinePlus: Dietary Fiber
    
      Bon Appetit: Wheat Bran Recipes
    
      Food Network: Mint Marinated Grilled Shrimp Tabbouleh Salad