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What is wheat bran?
Wheat bran, a by-product of wheat processing flour, is yellow, flaky or powdery. Rich in cellulose and vitamins, it is mainly used in food, medicine, feed raw materials, wine making and so on.

value of function

Wheat bran 1, wheat bran is rich in dietary fiber and is an essential nutrient for human body. It can increase the fiber content in food, improve constipation and promote the excretion of fat and nitrogen, which is of great significance to the prevention and treatment of common fiber deficiency in clinic.

2. Due to the intake of high fiber components, the excretion of steroids in feces can be reduced, and the main boundary metabolic process of cholesterol in human body is excretion through feces, so serum cholesterol can be reduced and the formation of atherosclerosis can be slowed down;

3. It helps to prevent colon cancer and rectal cancer;

4. It can reduce the content of estrogen in blood and prevent breast cancer;

B vitamins contained in wheat bran have many functions in the body and are indispensable nutrients for normal food metabolism.