Draft:Outline of grains

Grains can be described as all of the following:

• Seeds –
• Agricultural crops –
• a source of carbohydrates –
• a source of protein –
• staple foods –
• ingredients in prepared foods – substance which forms part of a mixture. Grains are used in bread, pasta, cereals, and many dishes.

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• Cereal grains –
• Warm-season cereals
• Finger millet
• Fonio
• Foxtail millet
• Japanese millet
• Job's tears
• Kodo millet
• Maize (corn)
• Millet
• Pearl millet
• Proso millet
• Sorghum
• Cool-season cereals
• Barley
• Oats
• Rice
• Rye
• Spelt
• Teff
• Triticale
• Wheat
• Wild rice

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• Pseudocereal grains – starchy grains from broadleaf (dicot) plant families:
• Amaranth (Amaranth family)
• Buckwheat (Smartweed family)
• chia (Mint family)
• Quinoa (Amaranth family, formerly classified as Goosefoot family)

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• Pulses or grain legumes – members of the pea family, have a higher protein content than most other plant foods, at around 20%, while soybeans have as much as 35%. Proteins in pulses are typically incomplete, as they do not contain all the essential amino acids. Pulses may also contain starches or fats. Common pulses include:
• Chickpeas
• Common beans
• common peas (garden peas)
• Fava beans
• Lentils
• Lima beans
• Lupins
• Mung beans
• Peanuts
• Pigeon peas
• Runner beans
• Soybeans

• Oilseed grains – grown primarily for the extraction of their edible oil. Vegetable oils provide dietary energy and some essential fatty acids. They are also used as fuel or lubricants.
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• Black mustard
• India mustard
• Rapeseed (including canola)
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• Safflower
• Sunflower seed
• Other families
• Flax seed (Flax family)
• Hemp seed (Hemp family)
• Poppy seed (Poppy family)

History of grains

• Ancient grains

• Grain drying

• Grain trade – Insights into the local and international trade of grains and its impact on agriculture.

• Cereals
• Domestication
• Legume
• Mycoestrogen
• Perennial grain
• List of dried foods
• Staple foods
• Vegetable fats and oils

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