- shredded wheat
-
a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.[1895-1900; formerly a trademark]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
shredded wheat
Look at other dictionaries:
shredded wheat — n. partly cooked wheat that is shredded, formed into biscuits, toasted in an oven, and used as breakfast cereal … English World dictionary
Shredded Wheat — x 1 in), and normal size, which are sometimes broken into small pieces before adding milk.Both sizes are available in a frosted variety, which has one side coated with sugar and usually gelatin. Some manufacturers have produced filled versions of … Wikipedia
shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit or spoon size pieces. [1895 1900; formerly a trademark] * * * noun [noncount] : a breakfast cereal that is made from cooked wheat that is shredded … Useful english dictionary
shredded wheat — noun Date: 1898 a breakfast cereal made from cooked partially dried wheat that is shredded and molded into biscuits which are then oven baked and toasted … New Collegiate Dictionary
Wheat — This article is about the plant. For other uses, see Wheat (disambiguation). Wheat Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranke … Wikipedia
wheat — [ wit, hwit ] noun uncount * a tall plant that produces grain for making bread and other foods: East Asian farmers grew 30 million tons of wheat last year. wheat farm/field/crop/harvest a. wheat grains or food made from them:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wheat */ — UK [wiːt] / US [wɪt] / US [hwɪt] noun [uncountable] a) a tall plant that produces grain for making bread and other foods East Asian farmers grew 30 million tons of wheat last year. wheat farm/field/crop/harvest b) wheat grains, or food made from… … English dictionary
Henry Perky — Henry Drushel Perky (7 December 1843 ndash; June 29 1906) was a lawyer, businessman, promoter and inventor. Perky is the inventor of shredded wheat. Early life He was born in Saltcreek township, Holmes County, Ohio, the fifth son of Daniel… … Wikipedia
Nabisco — s logo Type Subsidiary of Kraft Foods Industry Food processing Founded East … Wikipedia
cereal processing — Introduction treatment of cereals (cereal) and other plants to prepare their starch for human food, animal feed, or industrial use. Nutrient composition of selected raw cereal grains (per 100 grams)Cereals, or grains, are members of… … Universalium
