Endosperm is a type of tissue that surrounds the seed in plants. The photo above is of corn. What humans know of as corn is an example of endosperm, there are tiny seeds within each corn kernel. This endosperm provides nutrients like starch, oil, and protein to the seed, it acts like an embryo. This is an example of edible endosperm! Wheat and barley have endosperm that made common products like bread and beer. It is very useful.
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