Grain Vocabulary

A cross between wheat and rye

• Barley

• Triticale

• Spelt

• Teff

A substitute of wheat flour in baking tolerated by people with wheat allergies

• Spelt

• Oats

• Quinoa

• Corn

With a sweet, nutty flavor, this grain was a staple crop of the ancient Aztecs

• Millet

• Barley

• Oats

• Amaranth

A small, ivory-colored, rice-like grain

• Millet

• Corn

• Quinoa

• Barley

A grain usually eaten as a hot breakfast cereal.

• Corn

• Barley

• Bran

• Oats

A small, yellow grain with a mild flavor

• Millet

• Oats

• Spelt

• Teff

A tiny grain with a mild, nutty flavor that is native to North Africa

• Teff

• Oats

• Spelt

• Bran

When coarsely ground, this grain becomes grits

• Corn

• Barley

• Bulgur

• Spelt

The pearl form is the most common form sold in supermarkets

• Barley

• Teff

• Oats

• Triticale

The edible, outer layer of the kernel of grain

• Corn

• Oats

• Spelt

• Bran