Difference between seeds and grains

Short answer:

• Grains are the dry fruits of grasses, seeds are typically the inner part of an edible fruits of a plant.
• Grains has an extra layer of bran (equivalent to the pericarp / flesh of a fruit we eat) compared to seeds.
• Grain is the product of the fusion of seed coat and the fruit while seed is an ovule which contains embryo, without the fruit part.

The main difference between a seed and a grain

There are many differences between seeds and grains, but the main difference is:

• Seeds have 3 main components
• Embryo, endosperm and seed coat
• Grains have 4 main components
• Embryo, endosperm, seed coat and bran
• Bran is the hard outer layer (like the juicy fruit flesh we eat, but is dry and hard)

List of other differences between a seed and a grain

• Seeds
1. Seeds are the inner part of an edible fruits of a plant
2. Endosperm is used as food
3. Seed is an ovule which contains embryo
• Grains
1. Grains are the dry fruits of grasses
2. Fruit part is used as food
3. Grain is the product of the fusion of seed coat and the fruit

Notes

• Embryo is also known as
• Germ
• Embryonic germ cell (in full)

Discussion

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