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November 28, 2018
Sources of Dietary Fiber: Oat Fiber Types, Composition, and Functionality Dietary fiber is a current hot topic and oat fiber can be a game-changer to some food developers. But what exactly is oat fiber? To properly answer this question, one must look at composition and its distribution throughout the entire oat kernel. In short, oat […]
October 29, 2018
Happy National Oatmeal Day! Every day is a good day to enjoy one of the most nutritious breakfast foods: Oatmeal. But today is especially appropriate since it’s National Oatmeal Day in the United States. And since the Canadian Prairies include some of the most fertile oat acreage on the planet, and since our largest oat operation is […]
October 11, 2018
Grain Millers was founded on the idea of helping people live healthier lives. We do this by manufacturing nutritious, natural, environmentally friendly ingredients – they type of food we want to feed to our own families. For more than 30 years, we have tested every decision against one thing: Is it good? Is it good […]
August 29, 2018
Baking sweet goods with high fiber can be tough, but it is possible. Changes in the food scene due to mindful eating and transparency are driving bakers to make the necessary changes to add the nutritious benefits of fiber to their baked goods. Pair this with the hot topic of the FDA’s recent work on […]
June 20, 2018
A new FDA ruling issued last Thursday confirms oat fiber on the list of ingredients now recognized as a “dietary fiber” (under 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(i)) within the “mixed plant cell wall fibers” category. Therefore, oat fiber from Grain Millers now qualifies as an official dietary fiber for Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels. This allows […]
