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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.