Cereals

Question 1

Name the 6 main cereals in Ireland

Answer 1

Wheat, barley, oats, rice, maize, rye

Question 2

Name what makes up the structure of a grain

Answer 2

Bran, endosperm, germ

Question 3

Effects of cooking on cereals

Answer 3

Cellulose softens, starch becomes digestible, moist heat causes grains to swell and absorb moisture, dry heat causes grains to swell and burst, gluten coagulates

Question 4

Name the 6 types of flour

Answer 4

White, wholemeal, brown, self-raising, gluten free, strong

Question 5

Name the 4 types of rice

Answer 5

Long-grain, medium-grain, short-grain, brown

Question 6

What is present in cereals

Answer 6

Lbv protein, gluten, fibre, calcium, iron