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BookmarkCereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis).
Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities worldwide than any other type of crop and provides more food energy to the human race than any other crop..
For more information about the topic Cereal, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Bran — Bran is the hard outer layer of cereal grains, and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with germ, it is an integral part of whole ... > read more
Gluten — Gluten is an amorphous ergastic protein found combined with starch in the endosperm of some cereals, notably wheat, rye, and barley. It constitutes ... > read more
Oat — The Oat is a species of cereal grain, and the seeds of this plant. They are used for food for people and as fodder for animals, especially poultry ... > read more
Whole grain — Whole grains are cereal grains which retain the bran and germ as well as the endosperm, in contrast to refined grains which retain only the ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Cereal at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
