The Whole Grains Council

Learn to cook with whole grains you’ve never tried before, from our collection of hundreds of recipes. Browse recipes

Learn how to prepare whole grains from around the world with our Whole Grains Cookbook! Featuring Mediterranean, African, Asian, and Latin American dishes. READ MORE

Gluten free doesn't mean grain free

It’s a fact that most grains are gluten free – like amaranth, buckwheat, corn, millet, quinoa, and many more. Check out the facts on gluten

Look for the Whole Grain Stamp

Eight out of ten people (83%) trust the Whole Grain Stamp to accurately state a product’s whole grain content. Find out more about the Stamp

Take Our "Guess the Grains" Quiz

Are you a quinoa connoisseur or a fan of farro? Test your skills here

Millet and Teff are the Whole Grains of the Month for November

These African Heritage whole grains are taking the culinary and nutrition world by storm. Learn more

Learn about whole grains

What's a Whole Grain? A Refined Grain?

All grains start life as whole grains . In their natural state growing in the ﬁelds, whole grains are the entire seed of a plant. This seed (also called a “kernel”) is made up of three edible parts – the bran, the germ, and the endosperm – protected by an inedible husk that protects the kernel from...

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Whole Grains A to Z

Check out our “Encyclopedia of Whole Grains” to get a quick overview of all the diﬀerent grains you could sample, and a few interesting facts about each one. Then dive deeper if you want more...

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Gluten Free Whole Grains

Most people ﬁnd whole grains are a delicious way to improve their health, and they enjoy the pleasures of choosing among all the diﬀerent whole grains. However, the millions of people who can’t properly digest gluten must choose their grains carefully. Luckily for them, most grains are gluten free.

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Whole Grain Stamp

Consumers searching the grocery aisles for authentic whole grain foods now have an eﬀective “search tool” – the Whole Grain Stamp. Making it easy for shoppers to spot whole grain foods helps close the Whole Grains Gap and promotes a goal long sought by nutrition and medical experts. That’s why the...

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What are the Health Benefits?

Studies show that eating whole grains instead of reﬁned grains lowers the risk of many chronic diseases. While beneﬁts are greatest with at least 3 servings daily, some studies show reduced risks from as little as one serving daily. The message: every whole grain in your diet helps!

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Our mission

The Whole Grains Council helps consumers ﬁnd whole grain foods and understand their health beneﬁts; helps manufacturers and restaurants create delicious whole grain foods; and helps the media write accurate, compelling stories about whole grains.

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Did you know?

Switching from reﬁned grains to whole grains helps acne to “improve dramatically,” according to Australian researchers.

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What's new in Whole Grains

October 22, 2025

An Interview with Feeding Tampa Bay, Recipient of Our Whole Grains Month Donations

We spoke with Shannon Hannon Oliviero, Feeding Tampa Bay's Director of Public Affairs, about how the organization is redefining what it means to feed a community by pairing nutrition and dignity with compassion and connection. ...

October 15, 2025

Survey shows consumers increasingly choose whole grains for their great taste

This year, 43% of consumers said taste is a reason they choose whole grains—up from 39% in 2023—indicating that positive perceptions of flavor are gaining ground.

September 24, 2025

Touring the Brooklyn Granary & Mill

For Whole Grains Month, we took a field trip to Gowanus, Brooklyn to visit the Brooklyn Granary & Mill. Opened in early 2025, this flour mill and bakery hybrid is a love letter to the art of milling, driven by the passion of its founder, Patrick Shaw-Kitch. Read more to learn about our visit! ...

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