The term is not found on product labels and should not be confused with the FDA whole grain health claim.ġ Please refer to Appendix E for grains/breads requirements in the SFSP and NSLP Afterschool Snack Service. This term only refers to FNS criteria for meeting the grains requirements for the NSLP, SBP, and CACFP. Whole grain-rich (WGR) 1 is the term designated by FNS to indicate that the grains components in a product are at least 50 percent whole grain with the remaining grains being enriched.Whole grain contains all parts of the grain kernel which includes the bran, germ and endosperm.Primary grain ingredient is the first grain ingredient listed in the ingredient statement.One ounce equivalent provides sixteen grams of creditable grains. Ounce equivalents designates the contribution a given serving size makes toward the grains component.If the ingredient statement indicates the corn is treated with lime (for example, “ground corn with trace of lime” or “ground corn treated with lime”), then the corn is nixtamalized. These ingredients are considered whole grain when evaluating products for CNP meal requirements. Nixtamalized corn is used to make hominy, corn masa (dough from masa harina), masa harina (corn flour), and certain types of cornmeal. This process increases the bioavailability of certain nutrients. Nixtamalization is a process in which dried corn is soaked and cooked in an alkaline (slaked lime) solution.Germ can be used to meet the enriched grain requirements in Child Nutrition Programs. The germ can be separated before milling for use as a cereal or food supplement. Germ is the vitamin-rich embryo of the grain kernel.Flour may be made from all grains (wheat, rye, corn, etc.). Flour is the product derived by finely grinding and bolting (sifting) wheat or other grains.The terms “enriched,” “fortified,” or similar terms indicate the addition of one or more vitamins or minerals or protein to a food. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Standard of Identity for enrichment (21 CFR Section 137). Enriched means that the product conforms to the U.S.Creditable grains represent all of the grain ingredients in a product that are creditable towards the grains component they include whole-grain flour, whole grain-meal, corn masa, masa harina, hominy, enriched flour, enriched meal, bran, germ, or be included in an enriched product such as, enriched bread or in a fortified cereal.Bran can be used to meet the enriched grain requirements in Child Nutrition Programs. The bran can be mechanically removed from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting. Bran is the seed husk or outer coating of cereal grains such as wheat, rye, and oats.

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