A method comprising selection of unbroken whole grain rice that are first
washed, or whole grain corn that is first reduced in size, and then
making an aqueous slurry that is subsequently wet milled to release all
the protein, fat, fiber, and starch components normally held in the
structure of the grain. The resulting slurry can be reacted with heat to
gelatinize the starch and the subsequent product dried. Also, the heated
slurry containing the liberated components can be treated to enzymatic
hydrolysis via the process of liquefaction and optionally
saccharification, producing whole grain rice milk products having diverse
carbohydrate compositions. The whole grain milk products are
characterized by a nutritional composition containing substantially all
the nutritional components of the whole grain, being an opaque whole milk
colloid, having smooth texture versus pulpiness, lacking in all
bitterness normally associated with whole grain products, and having a
variety of sweetness levels from non-sweet to very sweet.