We have given here below the complete list of Types of grains in English, Tamil, Hindi or it means the complete List of Cereals Names in English, Tamil, Hindi.
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Types of grains in English, Tamil, Hindi
| English | Tamil | Hindi |
| Paddy (Rice) | நெல் (Nel) / அரிசி (arisi) | धान का खेत (dhaan ka khet) |
| Corn | மக்காச்சோளம் (Makkacholam)( சோளம் / cholam ) | मक्का (makka) |
| Barley | வாற்கோதுமை (vaarkothumai) | जौ (jau) |
| Wheat | கோதுமை (kothumai) | गेहूँ (gehoon) |
| Rye | கம்பு (kambu) | – |
| Proso millet | வரகு (varagu) | चेना (chena) |
| Oats | காடைக்கண்ணி (kaadaikkanni) | जई (jaee) |
| Ragi / Finger millet | கேழ்வரகு (kelvaragu) / குரக்கன் (kurakkan) | मड़ुआ (madua), रागी (raagi) |
| Bean (Indian butter bean) | அவரை (avarai) | सेम (sem) |
| Green gram / mung bean | பாசிப்பயறு (paasipayaru) | मूंग (mung) |
| – | கௌப்பி | – |
| Chickpea | சிந்தாமணி கடலை (sinthamani kadalai) / கொண்டைக் கடலை (kondaik kadalai) | चना (channa) |
| Peanut | கச்சான் (kachan) / நிலக்கடலை (nilakkadalai) / வேர்க்கடலை (verkadalai) | मूंगफली (moongaphalee) |
| Little Millet | சாமை (saamai) | थोड़ा बाजरा (thoda baajara) / Kutki |
| Horse gram | கொள்ளு | कुलथी (kulathee) |
| Millet | தினை | बाजरा (baajara) |
| கோதுவரை |
Two Types of Grains – Whole Grains & Refined Grains
There are still two types of grains sorted as Whole Grains and Refined Grains. So lets see what they both mean.
Whole Grains
To say in simple words, Whole grains are not processed in machine, and they are just in whole with the outermost layer, known as the bran, and two interior layers, namely the germ and the endosperm. They are rich in fiber, oils, proteins, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and carbohydrates. A few of these whole grains are
1. Amaranth
2. Corn
3. Barley
4. Millet
5. Farro
6. Oats
7. Quinao
8. Rye
9. Brown Rice
10. Sorghum
etc…
Refined Grains
To say in simple words, Refined grains are processed removing the bran and the germ, leaving only the endosperm. They are less in nutrients and fiber. A few of these Refined grains are
1. Wheat
2. Rice
3. Corn
etc…
Again Two Types of Grains – True Cereal Grains & Pseudocereal or Non-Cereal Grain
Again, the grains are referred into two categories as True Cereal Grains and Pseudocereal or Non-Cereal Grain.
True Cereal Grains
True Cereal grains belong to the ‘Poaceae’ botanical family. Some of them are…
1. Oats
2. Corn
3. Barley
4. Rice
5. Wheat
6. Millet
etc…
Pseudocereal or Non-Cereal Grain
These are grains, but do not belong to the ‘Poaceae’ botanical family. A few of these Refined grains are
1. Amaranth
2. Quinoa
3. Chia Seeds
etc…
References:
1. Wikipedia about cereal
2. Wikipedia about grain
