bran

Summary

bran ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,478 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• bran is a type of cereal^[2].
• bran is a type of food ingredient^[3].
• bran is part of grit^[4].
• bran's Commons category is recorded as Bran^[5].
• bran comprises aleurone layer^[6].
• bran comprises pericarp^[7].
• bran's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• bran's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[9].
• bran's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[10].
• bran's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[11].
• bran's different from is recorded as chaff^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include cereal^[2] and food ingredient^[3].

Use and Application

Components include aleurone layer^[6], a plant tissue^[13] and pericarp^[7], a plant structure^[14]. bran is part of grit^[4].

Influence

Things named for bran include nukazuke^[15], a food preparation technique^[16].

Why It Matters

bran ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,478 views/month).^[1] bran has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] bran is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for bran include nukazuke^[15], a food preparation technique^[16].