List of Grains
This list of grains identifies grains from the Grass Family, other foods from the Grass Family, specifies which grains contain gluten, and lists alternative grains.
Grains or cereals are edible seeds from plants of the Grass family. What is a food family?
Alternative grains are technically pseudocereals, as they come from unrelated plants.
Grass Family Grains
(family: Poaceae)
- Barley
- Bulgur wheat
- Corn
- Durum wheat
- Einkorn
- Emmer
- Farro
- Fonio
- Kamut
- Millet
- Oats
- Popcorn
- Rice
- Rye
- Semolina wheat
- Sorghum
- Spelt
- Teff
- Triticale
- Wheat
- Wild rice
Gluten-Containing Grains
Gluten is a collection of proteins contained in some Grass Family grains. These grains need to be avoided by people with celiac disease and with non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
(family: Poaceae)
- Barley
- Bulgur wheat
- Durum wheat
- Einkorn
- Emmer
- Farro
- Kamut
- Oats (may contain a gluten analogue; usually contaminated by gluten in processing)
- Rye
- Semolina wheat
- Spelt
- Triticale
- Wheat
Non-Grain Foods In The Grass Family
These foods come from other parts of Grass Family plants.
(family: Poaceae)
- Bamboo shoots
- Barleygrass
- Lemongrass (citronella)
- Molasses
- Rapadura
- Sugarcane
- Wheatgrass
Alternative Grains: Pseudocereals
Pseudocereals are foods that can be used like grains, but come from plants that aren't related to the Grass Family. They aren't technically grains.
Buckwheat Family
(family: Polygonaceae)
For more Buckwheat Family see the list of vegetables
- Buckwheat
Goosefoot / Amaranth Family
(family: Chenopodiacae / Amaranthaceae)
For more Goosefoot Family see the list of vegetables
- Amaranth
- Coxcomb (Celosia)
- Pitseed Goosefoot (Lambsquarters)
- Quinoa
Mint Family
(family: Lamiaceae)
- Chia
Acacia Genus
(genus: Acacia; family: Fabaceae)
- Acacia seed
- Wattleseed