Question

To make grain products edible, they are crushed, popped, pulverized, milled, or modified in order to expose the:

Answer 1

Grains that are crushed or milled or pulverized tends to make flour so that they can be baked into bread products whereas popped grains like corn converts the hard grain to a soft form which can be eaten as popcorn so the whole purpose of processing them is to make them more edible.