Bran About 14.5 percent of the kernel weight.Bran is included in whole wheat flour and is also available separately.The bran contains a small amount of protein,largerquantities of the B-complex, vitamins, minerals and indigestible cellulose material also called dietry fibre. Fibre Fibre is the indigestible carbo hydratev in food.Fiber acts as broom to sweep out digestive tract.adequate fiber in the diet has also been related to lesser incidence of cancer of the colon and some type of heart diseases.Adequate fiber in the diet has alsobeen related to better control of diabetes and an overall healthy colon. Upma Recipe Ingredients:Mezza Breakfast Powder-1 cup watter-2 Cups Cooking Oil,Mustard seeds,Urad dal,Curry leaves(1-2 springs),Onion ,Green Chilly ,Carrot ,Salt top taste. Preparations:Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and dal along with curry leaves.Frytill urad dal turnslight brown.Add chopped onion,carrot and green chillies and saute untill onion becomes light brown,add water to this mixture and allow it to boll.Add Mezza Breakfast Powder and salt to taste and stir continuosly.Cover the pan with a lid and cook on low flame for a few minutes,and the tasty upma is ready..! Idly Recipe Ingredients:2 cups of Mezza Puttu Rice ,Urad Dhal: half cup ,boiled rice/flattened rice :half cup ,water :4 cups Preparations:Soak the urad dhal for a comfortable time.Grind the soaked Urad Dhal and Rice /flattened Rice together adding a little waterfrom the 4 cups of water kept aside.M ix the ground mixture with 2 cups of mezza puttu rice and add remaining water and saltto taste.Cover the batter and allow it for fermenting for not less than 12 hours together overnight.Cook nice idlies in the morning ( Finelly fermented batter only gives soft and nice idlies).Do not grind the puttu powder in mixer as it will degrade the quality of idly.