When wheat is processed to make white, all-purpose flour, the wheat is passed through rollers that pop off the embryo and the ovary wall. Some people add "wheat germ" to the white flour used to make baked goods, in order to increase the protein content of these products. What is wheat germ?

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Wheat germ is the small, nutrient-rich part of the wheat kernel that contains the embryo, or the part that would develop into a new wheat plant if fertilized.

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