cereals Flashcards by Daniel McNair | Brainscape

Q

einkorn

A

Triticum monococcum

“one grain”

reduced sheathing

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emmer

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Triticum turgidum

reduced chaff, tetraploid

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durum

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Triticum turgidum var. duram

free threshing (grains fall off after dried)

hard wheat

used in pastas

high in gluten

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Bread wheat

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Triticum aestivum

hexaploid

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barley

A

Hordeum vulgare

mostly used for livestock

25% for beer and whiskey

FR, U.S., Australia

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Rye

A

Secale cereale

low gluten

Poland, Russia

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oats

A

Avena sativa

forage crop

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rice

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Oryza sativa

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sorghum

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Sorghum bicolor

India, Africa

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corn/maize

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Zea mays

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