Miscellaneous

cereal grains

I learned about the different kinds of grains long ago, when I was in primary school. Since then I have somehow managed to confuse myself about which grain is which. Here's to unconfusion! (All information and pictures are from Wikipedia; follow the links for details.)

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wheat / Weizen (Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, etc.)		Used for bread, flour, couscous, beer, biofuel, … Needs good soil and climate, several species of wheat are used, main source of vegetable protein in human food.