Used of flour and bread: made using the entire grain of wheat, including the brown outer layer and the little seed inside, instead of only the white starchy middle. That outer layer is what makes wholemeal bread brown, chewier, heavier, and better for you — it holds the fibre.

Used of flour and bread用來形容麵粉和麵包：made using the entire grain of wheat是用整顆小麥做的，including the brown outer layer and the little seed inside包括棕色的外層和裡面的小胚芽，instead of only the white starchy middle而不是只用中間白色澱粉的部分。That outer layer那層外皮 is what makes wholemeal bread brown, chewier, heavier, and better for you就是讓全麥麵包顏色深、有嚼勁、比較紮實、也對身體比較好的原因——it holds the fibre因為纖維都在那裡

It works as a describing word ('wholemeal bread', 'wholemeal flour', 'a wholemeal roll') and people also use it alone as a noun in a shop ('two wholemeal, please').

It works as a describing word它可以當形容詞用（wholemeal bread, wholemeal flour, a wholemeal roll像「全麥麵包」、「全麥麵粉」、「一個全麥小圓麵包」） and people also use it alone as a noun in a shop在店裡人們也會單獨當名詞用（two wholemeal, please像「請給我兩個全麥的」）

This is a British word. Americans say 'whole wheat' — and since a lot of English learners in Taiwan learn American English but read British packaging, both are worth knowing. In Taiwan, this is what you see labelled 全麥 in the bread section.

This is a British word這個字是英式用法。Americans say whole wheat美國人會說「whole wheat」——and since a lot of English learners in Taiwan learn American English but read British packaging因為台灣很多學英文的人學的是美式英語卻常常看到英式包裝，both are worth knowing兩個都值得認識。In Taiwan在台灣，this is what you see labelled 全麥這就是包裝上標「全麥」的東西 in the bread section在麵包區

One honest note: 'brown bread' is not always wholemeal. Some brown bread is white flour with colouring added, which is why the packet has to say 'wholemeal' if it really is.

One honest note老實說一句：brown bread is not always wholemeal「brown bread棕色麵包」不一定是全麥的。Some brown bread is white flour with colouring added有些棕色麵包其實是白麵粉加了色素，which is why the packet has to say wholemeal if it really is所以如果真的是全麥，包裝上才必須寫「wholemeal」