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thumb|Quinoa, a common pseudocereal thumb|Buckwheat is the most widely consumed pseudocereal. This image shows (left to right) buckwheat seeds, [[crispbread and buckwheat flakes.]] A pseudocereal or pseudograin is one of any non-grasses that are used in much the same way as cereals (true cereals are grasses). Pseudocereal can be further distinguished from other non-cereal staple crops (such as potatoes) by their being processed like a cereal: their seed can be ground into flour and otherwise used as a cereal. Prominent examples of Pseudocereals include amaranth (love-lies-bleeding, red amarant