Question

What do we get from cereals pulses, fruits, and vegetables?

Answer 1

Cereals, fruits, pulses, and vegetables are all essential constituents of the daily food requirement.

Cereals:

1. They are the crops, which comprise rice, wheat, maize, corn, millets, barley, etc.
2. Generally, cereals comprise 60 to 75 percent of carbohydrates, 7 to 12 percent of protein, and less amount of fat.
3. Cereals offer enough amount of carbohydrates for the requirement of energy.

Pulses:

1. These are the crops, which comprise chickpeas, urad dal, soybean, lentils, etc.
2. They have higher protein constituents in comparison to cereals, which are about 20 to 40 percent of protein and 60 to 75 percent of carbohydrates, and small content.

Vegetables:

1. It includes potato, okra, cauliflower, leafy vegetables, etc.
2. They are rich in carbohydrates and the majority of these carbs are healthy fibrous carbohydrates.
3. They also provide a higher concentration of essential minerals and vitamins.

Fruits:

1. It includes apple, mango, peer, etc.
2. They mainly comprise carbohydrates, while some fruits like avocados have high-fat content.
3. Fruits along with carbs, fats, and proteins also provide huge amounts of essential minerals and vitamins.