Food items like burgers, buns, cookies, pastries, pancakes, noodles, doughnuts & bread have different tastes as they are made from different cereals & grains. Here is some more interesting information about different types of food grains.
Barley
* Wheat has been cultivated since 9000 B.C.
* Over 725 million metric tones of wheat are produced all around the world & China tops the list followed by India & US.
* Wheat forms the major ingredient of plenty of food items such as breads, porridge, crackers, biscuits, cookies, muffins, rolls, pies, pancakes & pastries.
* The principal elements of wheat flour are gluten & starch.
* Wheat is also used for fermentation to make beer, vodka & alcohol.
* Major cultivated species of wheat are Common wheat, Durum, Einkorn, Emmer & Spelt.
* There's over 30000 different varieties of Wheat representing 14 different species.
* Russia is the largest producer of Barley in the world.
* The World's total production of Barley is 136 million metric tones.
* Barley is extensively used in the production of Alcoholic Beverages & is used as an animal feed .
* There's as plenty of as 80 countries in the world alien to Barley cultivation.
* US alone cultivates around 150 varieties of Barley
* Barley contains 8 amino acids & eating whole grain barley can regulate blood sugar in our body up to 10 hours after consumption.
* Barley has the potency of combating plenty of diseases.
Maize
* Maize, popularly know as corn is the widely grown crop in the American continent.
* Maize contains 'lipid transfer protein', an indigestible protein which survives cooking. This protein has been linked to a rare & understudied allergy to maize in humans.
* US alone produce 332 million metric tones.
* Maize has around10 chromosomes.
* Maize is the principal ingredient in Custard Powder.
* It is said that there's over 3500 uses for corn products.
* Farmers can grow corn everywhere except Antarctica.
* Maize is used in products ranging from chewing gum to bathing soap.
Millet
* There's about 9 types of millets.
* Pearl Millet is the most important member of Millet relatives.
* India is the principal producer of Millet in the World followed by Nigeria & Niger.
* A Millet grain is rich in B Vitamins.
* They are used in Alcoholic Beverages.
* Thyroid patients should stay from their over consumption.
* Millets are widely used as bird as well as animal feed.
* They along with birdseeds are commonly used as fillings for juggling beanbags.
Rye
* Rye is used both as a food grain & a forage crop.
* It is used in manufacturing beer, vodka, bread & some whiskies.
* Russian Federation is the largest Rye producer in the World.
* It is a popular food grain in the coldest regions.
* Rye is a god source of Vitamin E, Proteins & Calcium.
* It is god for the digestive method.
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