a bowl and spoon filled with couscous

How Come Couscous Isn't Considered

A Grain?

NEWS

By TIM FORSTER

a spoonful of couscous
If you're shopping for couscous in the supermarket, you'll find it alongside products like oats, rice, and barley. However, couscous is technically not really a grain like these products.
various grains
Grains are seeds or fruits that come from various cereal crops, like rice and quinoa. When harvested, grains may be milled, but there are no extras added in.
a bowl of couscous
Couscous, on the other hand, is produced using flour and water, resembling a flour-based product such as pasta rather than a grain.