The Whole Grains Council

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Learn how to prepare whole grains from around the world with our Whole Grains Cookbook! Featuring Mediterranean, African, Asian, and Latin American dishes. READ MORE

Gluten free doesn't mean grain free

It’s a fact that most grains are gluten free – like amaranth, buckwheat, corn, millet, quinoa, and many more. Check out the facts on gluten

Look for the Whole Grain Stamp

Eight out of ten people (83%) trust the Whole Grain Stamp to accurately state a product’s whole grain content. Find out more about the Stamp

Take Our "Guess the Grains" Quiz

Are you a quinoa connoisseur or a fan of farro? Test your skills here

Sorghum is June's Grain of the Month

This versatile whole grain has seen a rapid rise in popularity in recent years. Find out why.

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What's a Whole Grain? A Refined Grain?

All grains start life as whole grains . In their natural state growing in the ﬁelds, whole grains are the entire seed of a plant. This seed (also called a “kernel”) is made up of three edible parts – the bran, the germ, and the endosperm – protected by an inedible husk that protects the kernel from...

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Whole Grains A to Z

Check out our “Encyclopedia of Whole Grains” to get a quick overview of all the diﬀerent grains you could sample, and a few interesting facts about each one. Then dive deeper if you want more...

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Gluten Free Whole Grains

Most people ﬁnd whole grains are a delicious way to improve their health, and they enjoy the pleasures of choosing among all the diﬀerent whole grains. However, the millions of people who can’t properly digest gluten must choose their grains carefully. Luckily for them, most grains are gluten free.

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Whole Grain Stamp

Consumers searching the grocery aisles for authentic whole grain foods now have an eﬀective “search tool” – the Whole Grain Stamp. Making it easy for shoppers to spot whole grain foods helps close the Whole Grains Gap and promotes a goal long sought by nutrition and medical experts. That’s why the...

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What are the Health Benefits?

Studies show that eating whole grains instead of reﬁned grains lowers the risk of many chronic diseases. While beneﬁts are greatest with at least 3 servings daily, some studies show reduced risks from as little as one serving daily. The message: every whole grain in your diet helps!

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Our mission

The Whole Grains Council helps consumers ﬁnd whole grain foods and understand their health beneﬁts; helps manufacturers and restaurants create delicious whole grain foods; and helps the media write accurate, compelling stories about whole grains.

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Eating an average of 2.5 servings of whole grain foods each day can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease by almost one-quarter

What's new in Whole Grains

June 21, 2024

Growing Amaranth in the Garden

Most of us are used to going to the grocery store to buy our grains, but have you ever wondered if you could grow your own grains at home? Whether you have a small space to grow in the city or have a spacious garden in the suburbs, amaranth is a garden-friendly whole grain.

June 5, 2024

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Update on Whole Grain Standards on WIC and School Meals

Explore what recent updates to WIC and school meal programs have to say about whole grains, and how they might impact whole grain consumption in children moving forward.

May 8, 2024

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Whole Grains' Role in Heritage Diets Explored in New Perspective Paper from Oldways

A Q&A on the paper "Perspective: Beyond the Mediterranean Diet—Exploring Latin American, Asian, and African Heritage Diets as Cultural Models of Healthy Eating" with co-author and Oldways VP of Nutrition, Kelly LeBlanc...

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