Food with Mark Bittman
Food with Mark Bittman
Mark Bittman
What the Hell Is Whole Wheat, Anyway?
34 minutes Posted Aug 27, 2025 at 10:30 am.
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Founder and President of Community Grains Bob Klein and biochemist David Killilea—both self-professed "wheat nerds"—talk to Mark about a pioneering study conducted by David that examines whether food labeled as "whole grain" is, actually, whole grain (and which company is actually doing it right); why you're probably not eating actual whole wheat when you think you are; the meaning of "dead wheat"; and why it all matters. 


Read the full Whole Grain Study in the Journal of Food Science here: https://www.communitygrains.com/wholegraintest-2/


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