Cereal
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| Cereal | |
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| Various cereals an thair products | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Faimily: | Poaceae |
A cereal is a gress, a member o the monocot faimily Poaceae, cultivatit for the edible components o its grain (botanically, a teep o fruit cried a caryopsis), componed o the endosperm, germ, an bran.[1]
The seeds o several ither plants, such as buckwheat, are an aa used in the same manner as grains, but syne thay are nae grasses, thay cannae strictly be cried such.[2][3]
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "Cereals | Knowledge for policy". knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "Grain of the month: Buckwheat". Harvard Health (in Inglis). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "Buckwheat 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits". Healthline (in Inglis). 10 Mey 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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