A pseudocereal or pseudograin is one of any non-grasses that are used in much the same way as cereals (true cereals are grasses). Pseudocereals can be further distinguished from other non-cereal staple crops (such as potatoes) by their being processed like a cereal: their seed can be ground into flour and otherwise used as a cereal. Prominent examples of pseudocereals include amaranth (love-lies-bleeding, red amaranth, Prince-of-Wales-feather), quinoa, and buckwheat.[1] The pseudocereals have a good nutritional profile, with high levels of essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, minerals, and some vitamins. The starch in pseudocereals has small granules and low amylose content (except for buckwheat), which gives it similar properties to waxy-type cereal starches.[2] The functional properties of pseudocereals, such as high viscosity, water-binding capacity, swelling capability, and freeze-thaw stability, are determined by their starch properties and seed morphology. Pseudocereals are gluten-free, and they are used to make 100% gluten-free products, which has increased their popularity. [2]
A pseudocereal in the family Polygonaceae that is used extensively in India during fasts, and in Eurasia and to a minor degree the United States and Brazil. Major uses include various pancakes, groats, and noodle production.
pseudocereal, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2010,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pseudocereal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message A pseudocereal or pseudograin is one of any non grasses that are used in much the same way as cereals true cereals are grasses Pseudocereals can be further distinguished from other non cereal staple crops such as potatoes by their being processed like a cereal their seed can be ground into flour and otherwise used as a cereal Prominent examples of pseudocereals include amaranth love lies bleeding red amaranth Prince of Wales feather quinoa and buckwheat 1 The pseudocereals have a good nutritional profile with high levels of essential amino acids essential fatty acids minerals and some vitamins The starch in pseudocereals has small granules and low amylose content except for buckwheat which gives it similar properties to waxy type cereal starches 2 The functional properties of pseudocereals such as high viscosity water binding capacity swelling capability and freeze thaw stability are determined by their starch properties and seed morphology Pseudocereals are gluten free and they are used to make 100 gluten free products which has increased their popularity 2 Quinoa a common pseudocerealCommon pseudocereals editAcorn Amaranth love lies bleeding red amaranth Prince of Wales feather Breadnut Buckwheat Canahua Chia Cockscomb also called quail grass or soko Fat hen Hanza Pitseed goosefoot Quinoa Wattleseed also called acacia seed Production editThe following table shows the annual production of some pseudocereals in 1961 3 2010 2011 2012 and 2013 ranked by 2013 production 4 Grain Worldwide production millions of metric tons Notes1961 2010 2011 2012 2013Buckwheat 2 5 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 5 A pseudocereal in the family Polygonaceae that is used extensively in India during fasts and in Eurasia and to a minor degree the United States and Brazil Major uses include various pancakes groats and noodle production Quinoa 0 03 0 08 0 08 0 08 0 10 A pseudocereal in the family Amaranthaceae traditional to the Andes but increasingly popular elsewhere Other grains that are locally important but are not included in FAO statistics include Amaranth an ancient pseudocereal formerly a staple crop of the Aztec Empire and now widely grown in Africa Kaniwa or Canahua close relative of quinoa References edit Glossary of Agricultural Production Programs and Policy University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Archived from the original on 2007 02 14 Retrieved 2006 12 31 a b Schoenlechner Bender Regine Denisse 2020 Pseudocereals for Global Food Production Cereals amp Grains Association a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link 1961 is the earliest year for which FAO statistics are available ProdSTAT FAOSTAT Retrieved 26 December 2006 nbsp This agriculture article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This food ingredient article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pseudocereal amp oldid 1176873813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
