What is a grain?
All grains are really the seeds of cereal grasses (3)

What are types of grains?
whole grains (1)
non-whole grains (1)

barley (Hordeum vulgare) (2)
bulgur (Triticum ssp.) (2)
corn (Zea mays mays) (2)
farro (Triticum spelta, Triticum dicoccum, Triticum monococcum) (2)
farro / einkorn (Triticum monococcum) (2)
farro / emmer (Triticum turgidum dicoccum) (2)
farro / spelt (Tricum aestivum spelta) (2)
millet (Panicum miliaceum, Pennisetum glaucum, Setaria italica, eleusine coracana, digitaria exillis) (2)
Freekeh / Farik (Triticum turgidum var. durum) (2)
Durum wheat (Triticum durum or Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) (2)
khorasan wheat (Triticum turgidum turanicum) (2)
Oats (Avena sativa) (2)
Rice (Oryza sativa, Oryza glaberrima) (2)
rye (Secale cereale) (2)
sorghum (Sorghum spp.) (2)
teff (Eragrostics tef) (2)
Triticale (x triticosecale rimpaui) (2)
wheat (Triticum aestivum) (2)
wild rice (Ziania spp.) (2)

What do grains contain?
Lectins

What are parts of a grain?
husk
bran
germ
endosperm

Image from the Whole Grains Council


Resources
1. https://www.myfearlesskitchen.com/what-is-a-whole-grain/
2. https://paleofoundation.com/complete-list-of-grains-and-pseudograins/
3. https://draxe.com/nutrition/antinutrients/


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