Pseudocereal
A pseudocereal is one of any non-grasses that are used in much the same way as cereals. Their seed can be ground into flour and otherwise used as cereals. Examples of pseudocereals are amaranth, quinoa, and buckwheat.Common pseudocereals
The following table shows the annual production of some pseudocereals in 1961, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 ranked by 2013 production.
Other grains that are locally important, but are not included in FAO statistics, include:
