Groats are the hulled kernels of various cereal grains, such as oats, wheat, rye, and barley. Groats are whole grains that include the cereal germ and fiber-rich bran portion of the grain, as well as
Groats mix
From the top: fine, medium, and coarsely cut oat groats (i.e. steel-cut oats) Bottom: uncut oat groats
A pseudocereal or pseudograin is one of any non-grasses that are used in much the same way as cereals. Pseudocereal can be further distinguished from other non-cereal staple crops by their being proce
Quinoa, a common pseudocereal
Buckwheat is the most widely consumed pseudocereal. This image shows (left to right) buckwheat seeds, crispbread and buckwheat flakes.