Cereals Flashcards
0
Q
What are the 3 parts of the cereal grain?
A
Endosperm germ and outlayer
1
Q
What are cereals?
A
The seeds or grains of edible grass
2
Q
What is the nutritional value of the outer layer or the husk
A
Fibre iron and vitamin B
3
Q
What is the nutritional value of the germ?
A
Protein fat and vitamin B
4
Q
What is the nutritional value of the endosperm?
A
Starch and protein
5
Q
What does wholegrain mean?
A
All or most of the cereal grain
6
Q
Refined cereal
A
The germ and husk is removed
7
Q
What is fortification?
A
When extra nutrients are added in because they were lost during processing
8
Q
Name 3 effects of cooking on cereals
A
starch becomes more digestible
Grains swell and burst
The grains absorb liquid
