1. Cereals

2. Cereals
What are cereals?

3. Cereals are edible grasses.
What are cereals?
Cereals are edible grasses.
These grasses are grown and harvested for their grain.

4. the germ (sometimes called the embryo) the bran. endosperm
Cereals
What are cereals?
Cereals consist of:
the endosperm
the germ (sometimes called the embryo)
the bran.
endosperm
bran
germ

5. The most popular cereals grown in the UK include:
wheat
oats
rye
Teacher notes:
The teacher can ask the students whether they can identify each crop.
corn
barley

6. Other cereals grown across the world include:
Popular cereals
Other cereals grown across the world include:
millet
buckwheat
quinoa
Teacher notes:
The teacher can ask the students whether they can identify each crop.
sorghum
amaranth

7. The nutritional value of cereals
Unprocessed cereals (called whole grain) provide the following nutrients:
starchy carbohydrate
protein
fat
B vitamins
vitamin E
fibre (in the bran).
Note:
The nutritional value of cereals may change after the grain is processed.
Teaching notes:
After processing the bran, fat and some B vitamin (found in bran) will be removed

8. Whole grain cereals as part of a healthy diet

9. Health benefits of whole grain cereal
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Health benefits of whole grain cereal
When used as part of a balanced diet, whole grain cereals will reduce the risk of:
heart disease
type 2 diabetes.
They will also help to control blood cholesterol.

10. 1. Wheat is a cereal crop grown in the UK.
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Test your knowledge
1. Wheat is a cereal crop grown in the UK.
State three nutrients found in whole grain wheat.
i. ………………………….
ii. ………………………….
iii. ………………………… [3]
Answers:
Starch/carbohydrate, protein, fat, B vitamins, vitamin E, fibre (in the bran)

11. 2. Label the cereal grain using the descriptions provided:
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Test your knowledge
2. Label the cereal grain using the descriptions provided:
bran endosperm germ
i. ………………………….
ii. ………………………….
…………………………. [3]
Answers:
endosperm
bran
germ i ii
iii

12. Cereals
Test your knowledge
Complete the following table. Some answers have been completed for you.
[4]
Cereal
Dish
barley
scotch broth
rice
porridge
pasta
pumpernickel
risotto
oats
wheat
rye