Contributors in Grains

Grains

rice flour

Food (other); Grains

Regular rice flour is a fine, powdery flour made from regular white rice. Glutinous rice flour or sweet rice flour is made from high-starch, short-grain rice.

rigatoni

Food (other); Grains

A large ribbed (grooved), tubular pasta that is cut into segments approximately 2 to 3 inches in length.

rotini

Food (other); Grains

Short spirals of spaghetti noodles.

rye

Food (other); Grains

A hardy annual cereal grass related to wheat. Rye flour is often mixed with wheat flour to make rye breads. The seeds are used to make flour, malt liquors, whisky, and Holland gin. Pumpernickel is a ...

safflower seed meal

Food (other); Grains

A meal made from the seed of the safflower plant. The seeds are rich in polyunsaturated fats. Also called Mexican saffron because the flower's stigmas can produce a lower quality substitute for the ...

semolina

Food (other); Grains

The purified middlings (medium-sized particles) of wheat. The best semolina, the type used to make macaroni, spaghetti, and other pastas, comes from the milling of Durum wheat, a very hard variety of ...

soba

Food (other); Grains

A Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour. The buckwheat gives soba a dark brownish gray color.

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