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Nutrients in Wheat Endosperm

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RECENT work1–4 has added considerably to our knowledge of the distribution of nutrients, particularly the B vitamins, in the wheat grain. The scutellum portion of the germ is the main deposit of vitamin B1, while the bran is rich in nicotinic acid and iron. Riboflavin is more uniformly distributed throughout the grain, although the highest concentrations are found in the germ. Further work has now shown that the endosperm, far from being uniform in composition, has a complex and graded structure.

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MORAN, T. Nutrients in Wheat Endosperm. Nature 155, 205–206 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155205b0

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