These small seeds are dynamite. Buckwheat when harvested is proteccted by a small triangular hull, inedible by humans. By groating the seed, the hard hull is removed, leaving the edible, flavorful groat. Widely cultivated in the Old World, millet is seeing a resurgence in our modern day food supply. This grass plant, produces a white seed that is high in protein and certain trace minerals.
Oats contain a heavy hull after they have been harvested.
By groating the kernel, the hull is removed, leaving just the most palatable part. Oat groats are soft, chewy and packed full of flavor. Rest assured that oats are amoung the most nutritionally beneficial of the grains available today. Rolled oats have been and continue to be a mainstay in the modern diet. High in healthy fiber, nutrition, and made more versatile and digestible by the rolling process.