wholegrain

English

Alternative forms

whole grain
whole-grain

Etymology

whole +‎ grain

Noun

wholegrain (plural wholegrains)

A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
- 2009, January 25, “By Joanna Hall”, in Teen tips for healthy eating‎:
  Best sources lean red meat, poultry, fish, dark green, leafy vegetables and wholegrain cereals.

Synonyms

whole (adjective)
wholemeal (adjective)
whole-wheat (adjective)

Translations

cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran

Chinese:
Mandarin: 全麥 (zh), 全麦 (zh) (quánmài)
Czech: celozrnný (adjective)
Dutch: volkoren (nl) (adjective)
Finnish: täysjyvä
French: entier (fr) (adjective), grain entier m
German: Vollkorn (de) n

Hungarian: teljes kiőrlésű, korpás (hu) (adjective)
Italian: integrale (it) (adjective)
Japanese: 全粒 (ぜんりゅう, zenryū)
Romanian: integral (ro) (adjective)
Russian: це́льное зерно́ n (célʹnoje zernó), цельнозерново́й (ru) (celʹnozernovój) (adjective), це́льный (ru) (célʹnyj) (adjective)
Spanish: integral (es) (adjective)
Swedish: fullkorn (sv), fullkorns-

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