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DefinitionRed rice is a variety of rice that is colored red by its anthocyanin content. It is usually eaten unhulled or partially hulled and has a red husk, rather than...
DefinitionRice is definitely the seed of the grass varieties Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or even Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain, it’s the most...
DefinitionRye (Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop, and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (Triticum) and barley (genus Hordeum). Rye grain...
DefinitionSalvia Hispanica /Chia seeds are the edible seeds of Salvia Hispanic, a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to central and southern Mexico, or of the related Salvia columbariae...
DefinitionSecale cereale is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop, and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (Triticum) and barley (genus Hordeum). Rye grain is...
DefinitionSemecarpus Anacardium Linn. (Family: Anacardiaceae), commonly known ‘Ballataka’ or ‘Bhilwa’, has been used in various traditional system of medicines for various ailments since ancient times. Its nuts...
DefinitionSetaria italica (synonym Panicum italicum L.), is an annual grass grown for human food. It is the second-most widely planted species of millet and the most grown millet species in...
DefinitionSorghum is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the grass family (Poaceae). Some of these species are grown as cereals for human consumption and some in pastures for animals....
DefinitionSorghum bicolor /Sorghum is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the grass family (Poaceae). Some of these species are grown as cereals for human consumption and some in pastures...
DefinitionSpelt (Triticum spelta), also known as Dinkel wheat or hulled wheat,is a species of wheat that has been cultivated since approximately 5,000 BC. Spelt was an important staple food in parts of Europe...
DefinitionSweet corn (also called sugar corn and pole corn) is a variety of maize grown for human consumption with high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive mutation in...
