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DefinitionFonio Grains/With regards to cereals, our choices have already been changing and looking out for a tastier, simple to cook, gluten-free and healthy variety of cereals....
DefinitionFoxtail millet, scientific name Setaria 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...
DefinitionFreekeh (sometimes spelled frikeh) or farik is a cereal food made from green durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum) that is roasted and rubbed to create its flavour. It is an ancient dish derived from Levantine and North...
DefinitionGossypium hirsutum/Cottonseed is the seed of the cotton plant. The mature seeds are brown ovoids weighing about a tenth of a gram. By weight, they are 60% cotyledon, 32% coat, and...
DefinitionGuizotia abyssinica is an erect, stout, branched annual herb, grown for its edible oil and seed. Its cultivation originated in the Eritrean and Ethiopian highlands and has spread to other parts of Ethiopia. Common...
DefinitionThe hazelnut is the fruit of the hazel and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus Corylus, especially the nuts of the species Corylus avellana. They are also known...
DefinitionHelianthus is a genus comprising about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. Except for three South American species, the species of Helianthus are native to North America and Central America. The common names “sunflower” and...
DefinitionThe sunflower seed is the seed of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). There are three types of commonly used sunflower seeds: linoleic (most common), high oleic, and sunflower oil seeds. Each variety has its own unique...
DefinitionHemp milk is packed with essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6. These types of fatty acids assist to both strengthening and softening the skin, but they...
DefinitionHemp seeds, or industrial hemp, is a botanical class of Cannabis sativa cultivars grown specifically for industrial or medicinal use. It can be used to make a wide range of...
DefinitionIndian almond/Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, native to Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and Madagascar. Common names in English include country almond, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea...
