1. Pulses : Pulses are the principal sources of proteins.
2. Pod : The pulses are primarily seeds occurring in variable size and colors inside a type of fruit called pod.
3. Grains : Grains are small, hard dry seeds with or without the fruit wall attached. Most of the grains are generally described as cereals.
4. Poaeceae : the plants produced primarily by varieter of grasses belonging to the family called poaeceae.
Ex: Maize, rice, wheat, barley, oats.
*5. Millet’ :* Millet’ are coarse grains where the protein content is said to be higher.
Ex: Jowar, bajra, ragi.
