This document provides information about various cereals including their definitions, scientific names, common names, images, and key facts. It discusses 7 major cereals - wheat, rice, barley, sorghum, pearl millet, maize, and oats. For each cereal, it lists their scientific name, common name, images of the grains and plant, where they are grown, how they are used as food, and some of their nutritional properties. The document aims to inform the reader about the characteristics of the main cereals cultivated around the world.

1. Cereals
Madhavi Sharma
JV-U/13/6311
B.Tech(F.T.)
Cereals

2. Definition
• Cereal is any true grass cultivated for the edible
components of its grains composed of endosperm,
germ and bran.
• A grass such as wheat, oats or corns, the starchy grain
of which are used as food

3. •Wheat
•Rice
•Barley
•Sorghum
•Pearl millet
•Finger millet
•Maize
•Oats etc
List of cereals

4. •Color – golden yellow
•Second most produced cereal.
•Scientific name- Triticum spp.
•Local name- Gehoon
•Types of wheat- spring wheat,
winter wheat, vitreous wheat,
mili wheat.
•Contents – starch, protein,
moisture, lipids etc.
•Cooked by many ways
Wheat
Fig: wheat grains
Fig: mature wheat

5. Rice
• Most largely consumed cereal
• local name- Chawal
•Scientific name- oryza sativa
• Cooked by steaming or boiling
• Carbohydrates are major
constituents.
• Size and colour varies varies
Fig: Rice
Fig: rice on plant

6. Barley
• Sown in the month of February
• Contains Vitamin B1 and B3
• Scientific name- Hordeum
vulgare
• Local name- jaw
• Used as human and animal food.
• 4th most produced cereal in 2007
• Types- 2 row and 6 row barley
• Produced in India also
• Used to make alcohols
Fig: matured barley
Fig: barley on plant

7. Sorghum
•Scientific name-sorghum bicolor
•Common name- chara, judri, jowar
•Gluten free
•Grown in india, africa, US etc
•Sown in the month of june
•Some of its properties are like maize
as they pop like pop-corns.
•Used as animal and human food
•Known as a high-energy, drought
tolerant crop.
•Could be grown in less water.
Fig: sorghum grains
Fig: sorghum twig

8. Pearl millet
•Scientific name-Pennisetum glaucum
•Local name- bajra
•Grown in indian and west african regions
•Could be grown in flood prone areas and in
those areas where wheat, corn, etc are
grown
•India in largest producer of pearl millet
•Its normally used for its warmth properties.
•Used for making chapatis, pudding, sweet
dishes etc.
Fig: Bajra grains
Fig: bajra on plant

9. Maize
•Scientific name- zea mays
•Common name-corn
•local name- makki,makai
•Grown in india, south america, africa,
europe etc.
•Starch is main component.
•Sown in month of october.
•Used for making flour, popcorns,
sweet corn, chapatis etc.
Fig: Maize seeds
Fig: corn cob

10. Oats
•Scientific name-Avena sativa
•Common name-jaee
•Sown in January
•Excellent source of fibre
•Consumed as porridge, pudding, etc.
Fig: matured flattened oats
Fig: oats on twig

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