🎯 Suitable For: Students (Ages 6–16), Beginners, and Adults – Ideal for understanding the basics of food vocabulary in daily life.
📖 What Are Grains and Cereals?
✅ Grains (अनाज – /अ-नाज/ – A-naaj)
Grains are small, dry, hard seeds that are harvested and used as food.
They include cereals, pulses, and seeds.
Grains can be eaten whole, ground into flour, or cooked.
✅ Cereals (धान्य – /धा-न्य/ – Dhaa-nya or अनाज – A-naaj)
Cereals are a type of grain that come from grass plants (like wheat, rice, maize, oats).
They are mainly starchy and used to make flour, porridge, and breads.
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🔍 Key Difference:
Basis Grains (अनाज) Cereals (धान्य / अनाज)
Type Broader term Sub-type of grains
Includes Cereals, pulses, millets, seeds Only grass family grains
Examples Rice, Wheat, Lentils, Corn, Millet Rice, Wheat, Maize, Oats, Barley
Hindi Meaning अनाज धान्य या अनाज
📘 Examples with Pronunciation (English word + Hindi pronunciation)
1. Rice – /चावल/ (Chaa-val)
Grain and Cereal
Example: Rice is a staple food in India.
2. Wheat – /गेहूं/ (Ge-huṁ)
Grain and Cereal
Example: Wheat flour is used for making roti.
3. Maize (Corn) – /मक्का/ (Mak-kaa)
Grain and Cereal
Example: Popcorn is made from maize.
4. Barley – /जौ/ (Jau)
Grain and Cereal
Example: Barley is often used in soups.
5. Oats – /जई/ (Ja-ee)
Grain and Cereal
Example: Oats are eaten as breakfast cereal.
6. Finger Millet – /रागी/ (Raa-gee)
Grain but not always counted as a cereal
Example: Ragi flour is rich in calcium.
7. Lentils – /दालें/ (Daa-lein)
Grain but NOT a cereal
Example: Lentils are a good source of protein.
📝 Quick Summary:
All cereals are grains, but not all grains are cereals.
Cereals come from grass family plants.
Pulses and lentils are grains, but not cereals.
Learn names like Rice (चावल), Wheat (गेहूं), Oats (जई) for everyday vocabulary.
