Plantains, another major staple, are also a poor source of essential amino acids.

As with many contemporary groups to the west and south, they depended on maize as the major staple of their diet.

A higher tax on rice, a major staple, cannot be hidden, because the price on world markets is rising.

In the early colonial period, prisons were not yet a major staple in the criminal justice system.

Maize is a major topic in this book as it has become a major staple throughout the world today.

The K-ration became such a success that it was often used for more than temporary sustenance, becoming a major staple of military nutrition.

These fake lyrics are a major staple of the Animutation genre.

By the early 19th century, potatoes were a major staple of the island, and Ulva actually exported them.

Perhaps most importantly they domesticated one of the world's major staples, maize (corn).

In recent years the Civic Center has also lost virtually all the concert business that was a major staple.