• About Bulgur
• Bulgur—A Whole Grain
• Health & Nutrition
  • Bulgur-The Perfect Whole Grain For A Healthy Body
  • Nutrition Analysis
  • Nutritional Articles
  • Bulgur vs Brown Rice
• History of Bulgur Wheat
• Little Known Facts
  • Index
  • World's Oldest Cooked Cereal (pdf)
  • Bulgur at Woodstock
  • Bulgur in Politics (pdf)
  • Bulgur in Hair Loss Remdy (pdf)
• Bulgur Characteristics
• Bulgur Types
• Bakery Applications
• Bulgur Processing (cartoon)
• Grano
• Bulgur Wheat LInks

Bulgur—The Perfect Whole Grain For A Healthy Body

Bulgur Wheat is a natural whole grain food in that no chemicals or additives are used in processing the product. Many of the wheat’s naturally occurring vitamins and minerals permeate the kernel during cooking thus maintaining more nutritive content than other forms of processed wheat products.

High in fiber and carbohydrate and low in fat, bulgur is listed as a suggested daily food item on the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid published in 1994 by Oldways Preservation Trust, the Harvard School of Public Health and the World Health Organization.

A staple of the traditional Mediterranean diet for thousands of years, bulgur wheat is becoming increasingly popular in modern health food and vegetarian diets. Rich in "B" vitamins, iron, phosphorous and manganese, it complements the protein profile of legumes such as pinto beans and its "B" vitamins complement the folate in vegetables such as spinach, asparagus, broccoli or brussels sprouts.

A per serving nutrition analysis of Sunnyland Mills' bulgur wheat can be found on our Nutrition Analysis pages.