Cereal germ Cereal germ The germ of a cereal is the reproductive part that germinates to grow into a plant; it is the embryo of the seed. Along with bran, germ is often a by-product of the milling that produces refined grain products. Cereal grains and their components, such as wheat germ oil, rice bran oil, and maize, may be used as a source from which vegetable oil is extracted, or used directly as a food ingredient. The germ is retained as an integral part of whole-grain foods. Non-whole grain methods of milling are intended to isolate the endosperm, which is ground
Cartoon and Cereal collaboration with an avant-garde musician and a "street" rapper. In "Pitchfork", Jordan Sargent referred to "Cartoon and Cereal" as the work of two artists who "have an anti-social streak that runs through their music". "Cartoon and Cereal" is one of Lamar's most popular songs; "Complex" magazine, which listed it as the second best song of 2012, wrote "the best song ['Cartoon and Cereal'] that Kendrick Lamar released this year didn't even make the album ["Good Kid, M.A.A.D City"]". Music critic Niyah Nel reflected: "the 'inner voice' like approach on 'Cartoons & Cereal' made just the right impact to lead fans