Cereals
SEEDS OF CULTIVATED GRASSES
© PDST Home Economics
 Wheat
 Oats
 Rice
 Maize (Corn)
 Rye
 Barley
Main Cereals
WHEAT
OATS
RICE
MAIZE
BARLEY
RYE
Protein Fat
Carbo-
hydrates
Vitamins Minerals Water
7-15% 2-7% 70-77% 0.5% B
1%
Calcium,
Iron
12%
AVERAGE
COMPOSITION
 Useful amount of protein, HBV, gluten, growth.
 Small amount unsaturated fat, energy.
 Lots of carbohydrate, cellulose, starch, energy.
 Vitamin B group for nerves and energy.
 Calcium and Phosphorus for bones and Iron for the
blood.
 Very little water so they are easy to store.
NUTRITIVE VALUE OF
CEREALS
 Nutritious, especially whole grain products
 Cheap
 Filling
 Good sort of protein for vegans
 No waste
 Easy to store, prepare, cook
 Over eating cereals can cause obesity
 Insipid
VALUE OF CEREALS IN THE DIET
 Starch grains swell and burst
 The starch grains absorb liquids and thicken them
 Starch becomes digestible
 Cellulose softens
 Loss of Vitamin B
EFFECTS OF COOKING
ON CEREALS
 Bran layer: Fibre, Iron,
Vitamin B
 Endosperm: Starch and
Protein (gluten)
 Germ: Fat, Vitamin B,
Iron, Protein
WHEAT GRAIN STRUCTURE
 Protein found in wheat
 Becomes stretchy when
wet
 Allows dough to stretch
when it is rising
 At a certain temperature
it sets and the dough
keeps the risen shape
GLUTEN
 Flour can be made from wheat, rye, oats, maize, rice
 Most common is wheat flour because of the gluten
 To make wholemeal flour, grains are ground (milled)
 To make white flour the bran and germ are sieved out of
the wholemeal flour
 White flour is fortified with vitamins and minerals
FLOUR
Types Details
Wholemeal Flour Contains all parts of the grain
White Flour All the germ and bran removed
Self-raising
Flour
White flour with baking powder added
Strong Flour Contains extra gluten for yeast bread.
Gluten Free
Flour
Gluten removed for coeliacs
TYPES OF FLOUR
 Flours
 Germ
 Bran
 Semolina
 Couscous
 Breakfast cereals
 Bread, cakes, biscuits
WHEAT
 Made from the endosperm
(semolina) of Durum wheat mixed
with water, shaped and then dried
 Sometimes eggs are added
 Brown pasta made from wholemeal
flour
 Green pasta has spinach puree
added
 Red pasta has tomato puree added
 Black pasta has squid ink added
PASTA
 Grown mostly in the Far East
 White “polished” rice loses fibre and vitamin B
 Other rice products: krispies, flour, cakes, paper, wine,
ground rice
Type Details
Long grain (Patna) rice Savoury dishes e.g. curry
Medium grain (Italian) (Arborio)
rice
Risotto
Short grain (pearl) (pudding)
(Carolina) rice
Sweet dishes e.g. rice pudding
Basmati rice Savoury dishes
Treated rice
Quick to cook e.g. “Mr Ben” boil in
the bag
Brown rice More nutritious, 40 minutes to cook
RICE
 Rich in: Omega Fatty Acids, Fibre, Vitamin E
 Sesame, linseed, pumpkin, sunflower
OTHER SEEDS

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    Cereals SEEDS OF CULTIVATEDGRASSES © PDST Home Economics
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     Wheat  Oats Rice  Maize (Corn)  Rye  Barley Main Cereals
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    Protein Fat Carbo- hydrates Vitamins MineralsWater 7-15% 2-7% 70-77% 0.5% B 1% Calcium, Iron 12% AVERAGE COMPOSITION
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     Useful amountof protein, HBV, gluten, growth.  Small amount unsaturated fat, energy.  Lots of carbohydrate, cellulose, starch, energy.  Vitamin B group for nerves and energy.  Calcium and Phosphorus for bones and Iron for the blood.  Very little water so they are easy to store. NUTRITIVE VALUE OF CEREALS
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     Nutritious, especiallywhole grain products  Cheap  Filling  Good sort of protein for vegans  No waste  Easy to store, prepare, cook  Over eating cereals can cause obesity  Insipid VALUE OF CEREALS IN THE DIET
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     Starch grainsswell and burst  The starch grains absorb liquids and thicken them  Starch becomes digestible  Cellulose softens  Loss of Vitamin B EFFECTS OF COOKING ON CEREALS
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     Bran layer:Fibre, Iron, Vitamin B  Endosperm: Starch and Protein (gluten)  Germ: Fat, Vitamin B, Iron, Protein WHEAT GRAIN STRUCTURE
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     Protein foundin wheat  Becomes stretchy when wet  Allows dough to stretch when it is rising  At a certain temperature it sets and the dough keeps the risen shape GLUTEN
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     Flour canbe made from wheat, rye, oats, maize, rice  Most common is wheat flour because of the gluten  To make wholemeal flour, grains are ground (milled)  To make white flour the bran and germ are sieved out of the wholemeal flour  White flour is fortified with vitamins and minerals FLOUR
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    Types Details Wholemeal FlourContains all parts of the grain White Flour All the germ and bran removed Self-raising Flour White flour with baking powder added Strong Flour Contains extra gluten for yeast bread. Gluten Free Flour Gluten removed for coeliacs TYPES OF FLOUR
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     Flours  Germ Bran  Semolina  Couscous  Breakfast cereals  Bread, cakes, biscuits WHEAT
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     Made fromthe endosperm (semolina) of Durum wheat mixed with water, shaped and then dried  Sometimes eggs are added  Brown pasta made from wholemeal flour  Green pasta has spinach puree added  Red pasta has tomato puree added  Black pasta has squid ink added PASTA
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     Grown mostlyin the Far East  White “polished” rice loses fibre and vitamin B  Other rice products: krispies, flour, cakes, paper, wine, ground rice Type Details Long grain (Patna) rice Savoury dishes e.g. curry Medium grain (Italian) (Arborio) rice Risotto Short grain (pearl) (pudding) (Carolina) rice Sweet dishes e.g. rice pudding Basmati rice Savoury dishes Treated rice Quick to cook e.g. “Mr Ben” boil in the bag Brown rice More nutritious, 40 minutes to cook RICE
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     Rich in:Omega Fatty Acids, Fibre, Vitamin E  Sesame, linseed, pumpkin, sunflower OTHER SEEDS