Pseudocereals

Gathers the seeds that are cooked and eaten like grains but come from plants that are not grasses. It includes quinoa, kaniwa, amaranth and buckwheat, which are valued as gluten-free staples. The group does not cover true cereals such as wheat, rice and maize, which are the seeds of grasses, or the millets. Within the Cereal Grains, Pseudocereals and Pasta subcategory it sits beside the groups Wheat, Rice, Maize and Other Major Grains, Millets and Regional Small Grains, Flours, Meals, Starches and Bread, Pasta and Noodles, and each entry is placed in the one group whose description fits it best.