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Distinction between 'food grains and cereals '

Please help me understand the differences ,if any between 'food grains and cereals .
  

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[/nq] I suppose it's just used as a phrase to refer to corn for consumption. I doubt that any significant difference between the two is implied.

  • [/nq] I suppose it's just used as a phrase to refer to corn for consumption.
  • I doubt that any significant difference between the two is implied.
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[nq:1]Please help me understand the differences ,if any between 'food grains and cereals .[/nq]
I suppose it's just used as a phrase to refer to corn for consumption. I doubt that any significant difference between the two is implied.
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[nq:1]Please help me understand the differences ,if any between 'food grains and cereals .[/nq]
Well, one obvious difference is that "cereal" can refer, not only to the grains themselves, but to processed forms such as corn flakes. For many people this would be the primary use of the word.
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