Table 2.

Summary of microscopy and particle size distribution in the different rye and wheat bran samples

Bran	Rye 1	Rye 2	Rye 3	Rye 4	Rye 5	Rye 6	Wheat 1	Wheat 2
Particle size/evenness	200–500 μm, even in size	200–1,000 μm, some variation in size	500–1,000 μm, relatively even in size	500–1,000 μm, some variation in size	500–1,000 μm, large variation in size	500–1,000 μm, some variation in size	≈70% of particles ≥ 1,000 μm	500 μm–3 mm, large variation in size
Pericarp particles	Many	Some	Some	Many	Few	Few	Many	Some
Bran/aleurone particles	Much endosperm attached	Main component, much endosperm attached	Main component, much endosperm attached	Main component, much endosperm attached	Main component, some endosperm attached	Main component, some endosperm attached	Main component, some endosperm attached	Main component, some endosperm attached
Starchy endosperm	Many separate particles	Few separate particles	Some separate particles	Many separate particles	Many very small separate particles	Many small separate particles	Few separate particles	Some separate particles
Embryo particles	Many	Some	Some	Some	Few	Few	Few	Some