Buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth are pseudocereals.
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Pseudocereal
Synonyms for "pseudocereal" (1 found)
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6 translations across 4 languages.
French
1 entries- pseudo-céréale noun (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family)
German
2 entries- Pseudogetreide noun (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family)
- Scheingetreide noun (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family)
Japanese
2 entries- 擬似穀類 noun (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family)
- 擬穀類 noun (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family)
Portuguese
1 entries- pseudocereal noun (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family)
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Buckwheat is a cosmopolitan pseudocereal with limited production compared to cereals with higher yields. However, it is currently being introduced in many more countries, due to the high nutritional value of the buckwheat seed. The seeds are rich in essential amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins B1 and B2. Buckwheat is also an important human dietary source. It is also used in honey production (possible yield is 120 to 300 kg of honey ha–1); soon after the initial stages of […]
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