bran
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Insoluble fiber — found in foods like whole wheat and wheat bran — helps clear out the gut, and is not digested.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
Insoluble fibres, found in wholegrain bread, bran and the skins of fruit and vegetables, help our poo travel through the gut.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
Think of how it would be to drink a juice with wheat bran in it -- you may imagine an unpleasant gritty sensation which would make you less prone to enjoy it.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024
The bran and germ remain intact, similar to brown rice, making it a high fiber food.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2023
The porridge was ready, a different matter from the stiff bran mush of Pulefen Farm; it tasted like the roast chestnuts of Terra, and burned the mouth splendidly.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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