Grains and Pseudograins
- Question: Millets are true cereal grasses.
- Answer: All millet plants are members of the grass family.
- Question: All true grains are grasses.
- Answer: All true grains and cereals are members of the grass family, Poaceae.
- Question: Triticale is a:
- Answer: Triticale is a wheat-rye hybrid, mostly grown as fodder.
- Question: Freekeh is:
- Answer: Freekeh is a cereal food made from roasted immature wheat grains.
- Question: Quinoa and amaranth are related.
- Answer: The pseudograins amaranth and quinoa are both members of the family Amaranthaceae.
- Question: Bulgur is made of barley groats.
- Answer: Bulgur is a form of dry cracked wheat.
- Question: Buckwheat is a true grain.
- Answer: Buckwheat is a pseudograin in the family Polygonaceae.
- Question: Sorghum syrup is a sweetener similar to honey.
- Answer: Sorghum stalks can be processed into a syrupy sweetener.
- Question: Which of the following is not a pseudograin?
- Answer: Teff is a cereal grass with tiny edible grains. It is a staple crop in Ethiopia.
- Question: Which of the following is a form of wheat?
- Answer: Spelt, farro, and durum are all forms of wheat.
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