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Detailed illustration of the different parts constituting a wheat kernel. The germ of a cereal grain is the part that develops into a plant; [1] it is the seed embryo. [2] Along with bran, germ is often a by-product of the milling [3] that produces refined grain products.
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Wheat grain classes are named by colour, season, and hardness. [74] The classes used in the United States are: [75] [76] Durum – Hard, translucent, light-coloured grain used to make semolina flour for pasta and bulghur; high in protein, specifically, gluten protein. [75] [76]
The following international wheat production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT database, older from International Grains Council figures from the report "Grain Market Report". The quantities of wheat in the following table are in million metric tonnes. All countries with a typical production ...
Soft dough: grain content soft but dry. Fingernail impression not held 87: Hard dough: grain content solid. Fingernail impression held 89: Fully ripe: grain hard, difficult to divide with thumbnail 9: Senescence 92: Over-ripe: grain very hard, cannot be dented by thumbnail 93: Grains loosening in day-time 97: Plant dead and collapsing 99 ...
English: A wheat kernel and its nutritional value. Data sources Illustration and composition of wheat kernel is based on (and simplified from) Berghoff (1998), cited by muehlenchemie , as well as other sources on the internet.
An assortment of different caryopses. Wheat spikelet with the three anthers sticking out. Caryopsis cross-section. In botany, a caryopsis (pl. caryopses) is a type of simple fruit—one that is monocarpellate (formed from a single carpel) and indehiscent (not opening at maturity) [1] and resembles an achene, except that in a caryopsis the pericarp is fused with the thin seed coat.
There are multiple grains such as cereal grains (e.g. wheat, rice, oats, barley, corn, wild rice, and rye) as well as pseudocereals (e.g. quinoa and buckwheat) that may be labeled whole grains. [37] When wheat is milled to make flour, the parts of the grain are usually separated and then are recombined to make specific types of flour, such as ...