Bran contain mainly grain tunic. In comparison with cereals and other flour-milling industry by-products has lower energetic value, higher fibre content and also more minerals. Wheat bran has reddish or russet colour. For animals are tasty and slightly laxative. Bran is fed above all to cattle, in milking cow has possitive effect on milking yield.
| Nutrient | Fresh matter |
Dry matter | |
| Dry matter | g | 878,00 | 1 000,00 |
| NEL | MJ | 6,13 | 6,98 |
| NEV | MJ | 6,28 | 7,15 |
| PDIN | g | 96,61 | 110,03 |
| PDIE | g | 82,59 | 94,07 |
| Crude protein | g | 151,10 | 172,10 |
| Crude fiber | g | 114,49 | 130,40 |
| Ca | g | 1,40 | 1,60 |
| P | g | 9,83 | 11,20 |
| Na | g | 0,09 | 0,10 |
| Zn | mg | 77,70 | 88,50 |
| Vit. A | tis.m.j. | 0,98 | 1,12 |
| Vit. E | tis.m.j. | 20,63 | 23,50 |