Q1. Collect the information about the food grains used as staple food different parts of India?
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Potatoes are also a staple ingredient in Indian foods. They are a part of many dishes, such as samosas, pakoras, bajhi, aloo paneer and stuffed paratha. One reason that they play such a large component in Indian cuisine is that potatoes are a vegetarian option and also a good filler starch.
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Rice is the staple food of over half the world's population. It is the predominant dietary energy source for 17 countries in Asia and the Pacific, 9 countries in North and South America and 8 countries in Africa. Rice provides 20% of the world's dietary energy supply, while wheat supplies 19% and maize (corn) 5%
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain which is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus Triticum; the most widely grown is common wheat (T. aestivum). ... Wheat is an important source of carbohydrates.
It is a multipurpose traditional crop generally grown for food, feed and fodder (KC et al., 2015). Maize is considered as nutritious food/feed as it contains about 72% starch, 10% protein, 9.5% fiber, 4% fat and supplies energy density of 365 Kcal/100 g (Nuss & Tanumihardjo, 2010)