# Multigrain bread

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Bread prepared with two or more types of grain

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A loaf of multigrain bread

A multigrain bread prepared with 70% [sprouted](/source/Sprouting) [rye](/source/Rye), 30% [spelt](/source/Spelt), and topped with various [edible seeds](/source/Edible_seed)

**Multigrain bread** is a type of [bread](/source/Bread) prepared with two or more types of [grain](/source/Food_grain).[1] Grains used include barley, flax, millet, oats, wheat, and [whole-wheat flour](/source/Whole-wheat_flour),[2][3] among others. Some varieties include [edible seeds](/source/Edible_seed) in their preparation,[4] such as [flaxseed](/source/Flaxseed), [quinoa](/source/Quinoa), [pumpkin seeds](/source/Pumpkin_seeds), and [sunflower seeds](/source/Sunflower_seed).[3][5] [Rye](/source/Rye_bread) and [sourdough](/source/Sourdough) multigrain breads are additional varieties.[4][6][7] Preparations include 7-grain and 9-grain bread,[8] among others.

Multigrain bread may be prepared using whole, unprocessed grains,[9] although commercial varieties do not necessarily always contain [whole grains](/source/Whole_grain).[1]

## Nutritional content

Whole grain multigrain breads contain a [dietary fibre](/source/Dietary_fibre) content of up to four times greater than white breads[4][10] and may also contain more vitamins and protein compared to white bread.[11] Multigrain breads also provide [complex carbohydrates](/source/Complex_carbohydrate).[12]

## Commercial varieties

Multigrain bread is commercially [mass-produced](/source/Mass_production) and marketed to consumers.[13] Some commercial varieties are prepared using 100% whole grain flour.[13] Between 1989 and 1994 in the United States, multigrain bread was "one of the fastest growing markets within the bakery sector".[14]

## Use in brewing

A 4,000-year-old [Mesopotamian](/source/Mesopotamia) recipe for [brewing](/source/Brewing) beer from multigrain loaves of bread mixed with honey is the oldest surviving beer recipe in the world.[15] The Brussels Beer Project [microbrewery](/source/Microbrewery) in Belgium has developed an [amber beer](/source/Amber_ale) with a 7% [alcohol by volume](/source/Alcohol_by_volume) named Babylone that incorporates this recipe using leftover, unsold fresh bread donated by supermarkets.[15][16][17]

## See also

- [Food portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Food)

- [Mischbrot](/source/Mischbrot)

- [Multigrain flour](/source/Multigrain_flour)

- [List of breads](/source/List_of_breads)

- [Sprouted bread](/source/Sprouted_bread)

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-Media_2015_2-0)** Media, Demand (April 29, 2015). ["Rye Bread Vs. Multigrain Bread"](http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/rye-bread-vs-multigrain-bread-7418.html). *[SFGate.com](/source/SFGate.com)*. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-Harrington_2012_9-0)** Harrington, Theresa (November 30, 2012). ["Mt. Diablo school district cooks up a tasty multigrain bread"](http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_22102852/mt-diablo-school-district-cooks-up-tasty-multigrain). *[San Jose Mercury News](/source/San_Jose_Mercury_News)*. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bartunek_2015_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bartunek_2015_15-1) Bartunek, Robert-Jan (April 17, 2015). ["Brussels brewer uses leftover bread to make beer"](https://www.reuters.com/article/belgium-beer-bread-idUSL6N0WS2LW20150417). *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Szal_2015_16-0)** Szal, Andy (April 23, 2015). ["Belgian Brewery Turns Food Waste Into Beer"](http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2015/04/belgian-brewery-turns-food-waste-into-beer). *Manufacturing.net*. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

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## Further reading

- Indrani, D.; et al. (June 2010). "Multigrain bread–its dough rheology, microstructure, quality and nutritional characteristics". *Journal of Texture Studies*. **41** (3): 302–319. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1745-4603.2010.00230.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1745-4603.2010.00230.x). (subscription required)

- Henriques, A.S. (2000). [*The Effects of Gum Incorporation on the Staling Properties of Multigrain Bread*](https://books.google.com/books?id=64yvNwAACAAJ). University of Georgia. 316 pages.

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