wheat germ

American  

noun

1. the embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel, used in or on foods as a concentrated source of vitamins.

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wheat germ British  

noun

1. the vitamin-rich embryo of the wheat kernel, which is largely removed before milling and is used in cereals, as a food supplement, etc

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Etymology

Origin of wheat germ

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

These include alcohol, fermented foods, dairy products, shellfish, processed meats and aged cheese, as well as wheat germ and a range of fruit and vegetables.

From Salon

Food sources include vegetable oils, wheat germ, nuts like peanuts and almonds, broccoli and spinach.

From Seattle Times

After harvesting, that wheat is roller-milled, which makes it shelf-stable but strips it of its nutritional components, including fibrous bran and wheat germ.

From Salon

In addition to shark liver oil, squalene can also be found in olive oil, wheat germ oil and rice bran oil, according to information on the National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine website.

From Fox News

Bran flakes are either sent to a local farmer for pig feed or added with wheat germ to create brown or whole wheat flour.

From New York Times