Is wheat pollard not for human consumption when in fact it is from wheat like wheat bran?

Answer 1

Germ is actually short for germination. Referring to the way plants reproduce. The germ is the zygote of the plant. It's where all the DNA instructions is held in the plant. The germ has the most nutrients, it is a small piece at the bottom of the grain. The bran is the thin layer surrounding the endosperm. The endosperm is the part that you eat when you eat white bread or rice. The bran a thin shell, the germ is a separate part at the bottom of the grain piece. The bran has most of the fiber, the germ has alot of the nutrients. The endosperm is the part of the grain which is starch.

Answer 2

They are not the same. Wheat bran is the outside of the grain - a fairly tough and fibrous part of the wheat berry. Wheat germ is the nutritionally dense inside part of the grain; this is where a wheat berry stores enough fuel (in the form of oil ) for the kernel to germinate (given the right planting conditions).