Pulses and Cereals

Question 1

Name some beans

Answer 1

Kidney
Haricot
Soya
Butter

Question 2

Name some seeds

Answer 2

Red lentils
Green lentils
Puy lentils
Continental lentils

Question 3

Name some peas

Answer 3

White
Split
Chick

Question 4

What is food provenance?

Answer 4

Where your food comes from

Question 5

What are cereals?

Answer 5

Cereals are grains (seeds) of plants and they are mostly types of cultivated grass

Question 6

What is the best way of getting all the nutrients needed from cereal seeds?

Answer 6

The whole seed - these are called unrefined or wholegrain/wholemeal cereals

Question 7

What is the bran?

Answer 7

Bran is the outer layers of a cereal seed. This is where most of the fibre is found, and also many vitamins, minerals and trace elements as well as some of the protein and fat.

Question 8

What is the endosperm?

Answer 8

The endosperm is the middle part of the seed. The carbohydrate and most of the protein is found here, as well as some vitamins.

Question 9

What is the germ?

Answer 9

The germ is the smallest part of the seed which contains the new shoot and the ‘information’ the seed will need to grow into a new plant when the seed germinates. It contains most importantly the fat, some of the protein, vitamins, minerals and trace elements.

Question 10

What nutrients does the unrefined/wholegrain cereal give us?

Answer 10

Protein
Carbohydrates (especially starch)
Group B vitamins
Fat
Iron
Vitamin E
Trace elements
Fibre

Question 11

How much of the seed does white wheat flour have removed?

Answer 11

30% (the bran and the germ)

Question 12

How much of the seed does wholemeal wheat flour have removed?

Answer 12

None

Question 13

What are the main types of cereal foods?

Answer 13

Wheat
Rice
Maize
Oats
Barley
Rye

Question 14

What is barley used for?

Answer 14

Bread
Barley flakes
Can be cooked on its own as an alternative to rice

Question 15

What is buckwheat used for?

Answer 15

Seeds are used to make flour or are eaten like rice
Used to make buckwheat pasta
Very nutritious - good source of calcium

Question 16

What is corn (maize) used for?

Answer 16

Corn oil
Used to sweeten fizzy drinks
Dried maize is used for popcorn

Question 17

What is millet used for?

Answer 17

A good source of iron

Question 18

What is oats used for?

Answer 18

Nutritious and cheap to buy - good amount of calcium
Oatmeal
Used for porridge
Added to bread, cakes, biscuits and fruit crumble toppings
Made into flapjacks, oatcakes, and oat crackers

Question 19

What is quinoa used for?

Answer 19

Can be used as an alternative to rice

Very nutritious - lots of protein (but not gluten)

Question 20

What is rice used for?

Answer 20

Lots of energy and B vitamins
Lots of type, some long grain and some have short, round grains
Long grain rice is traditionally for savoury dishes e.g. basmati
Short grain rice is usually for sweet dishes e.g. pudding rice

Question 21

What is rye used for?

Answer 21

Used to make bread

Question 22

What is spelt used for?

Answer 22

Similar to wheat but has more protein

Used for bread making, pasta and other baked goods

Question 23

What is wheat used for?

Answer 23

Bread
Pastry
Cakes
Biscuits
Puddings
Wheat flakes used in breakfast cereals