Structure of Cereal Grains (Junior Cert Home Economics): Quizzes
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What percentage of a cereal grain is the bran?
What percentage of a cereal grain is the bran?
13%
What percentage of a cereal grain is the endosperm?
What percentage of a cereal grain is the endosperm?
85%
What percentage of a cereal grain is the germ?
What percentage of a cereal grain is the germ?
2%
Which part of the grain is described as the tough outer layer?
Which part of the grain is described as the tough outer layer?
Bran
Which is the largest part of the cereal grain?
Which is the largest part of the cereal grain?
Endosperm
Which part of the grain is the most nutritious?
Which part of the grain is the most nutritious?
Germ
What does the endosperm contain?
What does the endosperm contain?
Starch & gluten
Which nutrient in bran helps prevent constipation?
Which nutrient in bran helps prevent constipation?
Fibre
What does iron help to form in the body?
What does iron help to form in the body?
Haemoglobin
People with which condition cannot eat gluten?
People with which condition cannot eat gluten?
Coeliac disease
What type of protein is found in the germ?
What type of protein is found in the germ?
LBV protein
Which nutrients does bran contain?
Which nutrients does bran contain?
Fibre & B vitamins