On Thu, 10 Sep 1998 22:50:37 -0400, Ilya <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Amadeus Schmidt wrote:

>> Bran - or much better the unprocessed whole plant seed
>> are *very* good fiber supplies, especially rye.
>> Bran is not as good as whole plants because in the bran
>> the vitamins deteriorate due to access to air oxygen.
>If I recall correctly, bran is almost completely insoluble fiber.
>
>Ilya
To your information: bran is a *very* nutritious food item.
It has a protein content of 15% which is comparable to your
ground beef(16.7%). And in terms of vitamin and mineral-content
it's much better in many aspects.
Bran is the best parts of the seed.
*If* you don't assume to be
allergic because of gluten, lectins, phytates
or whatever.

Still I'd consider the whole seed as better, because so much protein is
way too much - it hasn't enough calories - like meat.

Most people here consider wheat as non-paleo, but there are other seeds
which were available in paleo and savanne times, wich have
similar profiles.

As example I include the reference for wheat bran,
(compare it to ground beef).... :
Wheat bran, crude         Value per
                          100 grams of
                          edible portion
 Energy              kcal       216.000
 Protein             g           15.550
 Total lipid (fat)   g            4.250
 Fiber,total dietary g           42.800

 Minerals
 Calcium, Ca        mg           73.000
 Iron, Fe           mg           10.570