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Is Quaker barley flakes really a whole-grain food?

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The Turtle Project (http://www.facebook.com/TurtleTaiwan), in response to the government's dietary guideline of "1/3 of staple foods as whole grains," will hold an "Organic Whole Grain Producers' Exhibition and Sale" during the summer vacation of 2014 at the Taipei MRT Underground Mall plaza in Taipei, China, selecting 15 small farmers who grow organic whole grains, providing each small farmer with 1 free sales booth, and awarding a whole grain label to raise the market value of organic whole grains, while also giving visiting members of the public a chance to learn about whole grains.

Whole grains should include three parts: the endosperm, the bran, and the germ. According to the government-published "Principles for Whole Grain Product Claims and Labeling," only grain products that retain the same proportions as the original grain (83% endosperm, 14% bran, 2.5% germ) may be called whole grain. Therefore, for foods made from whole grains, as long as more than 51% of their ingredients are whole grain, and the whole grain ingredients also match the original grain's proportions of endosperm, bran, and germ, they may be called whole grain foods.

Based on the above explanation, when the ingredient description of "Quaker Barley Flakes" states: whole rolled oats, as shown in the image.

Question: Are Quaker Barley Flakes a "whole grain food"?

The ingredient description of Quaker Barley Flakes, whole rolled oats - is it a "whole grain food"?

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