noun. The protein-rich outermost layer of the endosperm of certain seeds, especially cereal grains.

noun. The minute albuminoid granules (protein) which are found, in connection with starch and oily matter, in the endosperm of ripe seeds and the cotyledons of the embryo.

noun. An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (“protein granules”) in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.

noun. The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals

noun. granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains

"The cookie base also uses part of the wheat kernel called the aleurone, which contains the grain's highest concentration of vitamins and minerals."

aleuronic  

protein  

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