Pseudocereals

Question 1

What are pseudocereals?

Answer 1

Plants used as cereals but are unrelated to grasses

Caryophyllales

Cruved Embryo

Betalains

High nutrition
min. maintenance

Question 2

Amaranthaceae

Answer 2

Pig Weed: Amaranthus app.

Quinoa: Chemopodium quinoa

Amaranth: Amaranthus edulis

Question 3

Polygonaceae

Answer 3

Buckwheat: Fagopyrum esculentum

Rhubarb Buckwheat

Question 4

Why should we eat pseudocereals?

Answer 4

Dietary Protein
Rich in essential AA lysine
Source of Fe, Cu, and Mg.

Question 5

Crops of the future

Answer 5

Potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and sustainable land care

Question 6

Agriculture Significance of Pseudocereals

Answer 6

in poor soils - no fertilizers

drought tolerant & fast life

weedy
high in nutrients 
high productivity 
important for low crop density areas
expensive to harvest
removal of saponin

Question 7

Amaranth Edible Parts

Answer 7

Leaves as greens, fruits as cereal
Mexico, Alegria
Peru Belles
India Sweet Laddos

Question 8

Quinoa

Answer 8

Chenopodium quinoa
Fast growing, annual
Ancient grains of the Incas
4000BC
Protein
Weeding

Question 9

North American Cultures Quinoa

Answer 9

Pitseed Goosefoot - Chenopodium berlandieri

Fat Hen - C. Album

Question 10

Buckwheat

Answer 10

Fagopyrum esculentum
Frost sensitive 
Central and Western China
Fast Life Cycle
High in flavonoids

Question 11

New Pseudo-Cereals

Answer 11

Breadnut - Brosimum alicastrum

Chia - Salvia hispanica
Wattle Seeds