How to Use endosperm in a Sentence

endosperm

noun

• Each whole grain of rice consists of three parts: the bran, the germ and the endosperm.
  — Good Housekeeping, 5 Dec. 2022
• Whole grains are made of three parts: the germ, bran and endosperm.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
• The endosperm is the largest part of the kernel and the biggest constituent in white flours and breads.
  — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2022
• While refined flour is made from the endosperm of the grain, whole grains include the germ and bran.
  — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
• Whole grain sorghum includes the bran, endosperm, and germ.
  — Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2023
• Orchid seeds lack the starchy endosperm that helps to feed the new sprouts of many other types of plants.
  — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
• Orchid seeds lack the starchy endosperm that helps to feed the new sprouts of many other types of plants.
  — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
• The part most likely found in a fruit salad are just shavings of the seed’s endosperm.
  — Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2014
• Whole grains are made of three main components: the bran and the germ, which are the most nutritious parts, as well as the endosperm.
  — Sophie Egan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2020
• Each has a tough outer shell, called the pericarp, within which lies the germ (seed embryo) and the endosperm.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2022
• With white rice, the grain is polished in a way that removes two parts—the bran and embryo—and leaves a starchy section called the endosperm.
  — Cynthia Sass, Rd, Health.com, 1 July 2021
• When grains are refined to make, say, white rice or white flour, the bran and germ are processed out, leaving just the starchy endosperm.
  — Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2022
• The bran is the outer layer of the grain kernel that helps protect the grain, the endosperm stores protein and the germ is the part that develops a new plant.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 20 July 2023
• When making white bread, manufacturers remove the germ and the bran and just use the endosperm.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2023
• That's because white rice is not a whole grain; it's refined, meaning the bran and germ are stripped away, leaving only the endosperm.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 20 Oct. 2021
• All three of wheat's main components were ground together: the fiber-rich bran, the flavorful germ and the starchy endosperm.
  — Laura Levy Shatkin, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2017
• On the other hand, white rice is a type of refined rice that has been polished to remove the bran layers and embryo so only the starchy white endosperm remains, hence the name.
  — Ashley Martens, Women's Health, 9 Mar. 2023
• Grains are considered whole when their three original parts—the bran, germ, and endosperm—are intact.3 A grain's bran is its fibrous outer skin.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 25 Mar. 2023
• Refined grains, on the other hand, have had the bran and the germ removed during processing, according to the FDA, leaving only the starchy endosperm.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 14 Jan. 2022
• Whole grains have had only the outer inedible hulls removed, leaving the bran, germ, and endosperm intact.
  — Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2022
• Gluten is comprised of two proteins; gliadin and glutenin, that are conjoined with starch in the endosperm of various grass-relatedgrains.
  — Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2014
• The endosperm contains starchy carbs, with only a little bit of nutrient content.
  — Jenna Birch, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2019
• Cranes do not feed on seedlings, but rather the planted seeds, which are vulnerable until the endosperm is fully metabolized by the plant.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2020
• Standard AP flour is a white flour, meaning the wheat grains (called wheatberries) have been stripped of their bran and germ during processing and grinding, leaving just the starchy endosperm.
  — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 8 Aug. 2017
• On other hand, refined grains such as white rice and all-purpose flour have been milled to remove the bran and germ, stripping away much of the fiber, protein and vitamins, and leaving only the starchy endosperm.
  — Casey Barber, CNN, 27 Oct. 2021
• Remaining is the starchy endosperm that provides a finer texture and extended shelf life.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2017
• The two most important parts of a corn kernel with regard to popcorn are the endosperm — kind of like an energy pack made of starch that helps the corn seed grow into a new plant — as well as a teeny-tiny bit of water.
  — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2021
• Whole grains contain the entire nut or seed kernel—including the endosperm (middle layer), bran (outer layer), and germ (inner part that contains nutrients)—from the plant.
  — Camille Noe Pagan, Health, 24 Jan. 2023
• As the kernel heats up, the water inside the endosperm turns into superheated steam, increasing the pressure inside the pericarp.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2022
• Then came the efficient steel roller mill with spinning cylinders that discarded the germ and bran to yield a practically unspoilable flour composed solely of the white endosperm — aka white flour.
  — Laura Levy Shatkin, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2017

Last Updated: 27 Nov 2024