raisin bran
Noun: A breakfast cereal consisting of bran flakes to which raisins have been added.
"Raisin bran" is a mass noun referring to the cereal product as a whole. It is typically used with singular verbs when referring to it as a food item. * This raisin bran is very crunchy. * I eat raisin bran every morning for the fiber.
The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe other related products. * She bought a raisin bran muffin. * The recipe calls for raisin bran cereal, not plain bran flakes.
- Bran flakes (noun): The toasted flakes of bran grain that form the base of the cereal before raisins are added.
- Raisin (noun): A dried grape, which is the key added ingredient.
- Cereal with raisins
- Bran and raisin cereal
This is a compound noun naming a specific commercial food product. The term almost always refers to the pre-mixed cereal found in a single box, not to separate ingredients combined by a person. For example, adding raisins to a bowl of plain bran flakes would not typically be called "raisin bran" in standard usage.
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bran flakes with raisins
