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| Triticum spelta L. |
Spelt (Triticum spelta) is a sub-species of common wheat.
Spelt is considered to be a hybridThis article is about a biological term. See hybrid (disambiguation) for other meanings. In biology, hybrid has two meanings. The first meaning is either the offspring of two different species, or of two different genera. The second meaning of "hybrid" is of emmer wheatEmmer wheat Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Triticum dicoccoides Binomial name triticum dicoccoides Emmer wheat is a wild species of wheat officially known as Tritic and einkorn wheatEinkorn wheat Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Triticum boeoticum Binomial name triticum boeoticum Einkorn wheat is a wild species of wheat, Triticum boeoticum. Einko that originated in the Near EastThe Near East is a term commonly used by archaeologists and historians, less commonly by journalists and commentators, to refer to the region encompassing the Levant (modern Israel, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon), Anatolia (modern Turkey), Mesopotamia ( Iraq, where it was cultivated at least 3000 years ago. In the Middle AgesThe Middle Ages formed the middle period in a schematic division of European history into three 'ages': Classical civilization, the Middle Ages, and Modern Civilization. It is commonly dated from the end of the Western Roman Empire ( 5th century) until th, it was cultivated in parts of SwitzerlandThe Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in central Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has a strong tradition of political and military neutrality, but also of international c, TyrolThis article is about Tyrol, the shire. For other meanings, see Tyrol (disambiguation). The Tyrol was an independent shire until 1363 when countess Margarete Maultasch lacking any descendants to succeed her bequeathed it to the Austrian monarch Rudolf IV and GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east. Spelt was introduced to the United States in the 1890s. In the 20th century, spelt was virtually replaced by wheat, which produces higher yields. However, since spelt is rather more hardy than wheat and does not require fertilizers, the organic farming movement made it more popular again towards the end of the century.
Spelt contains about 62 percent carbohydrates, 8.8 percent fibre, 12 percent protein and 2.7 percent fat, as well as dietary minerals and vitamins, including silica. As it contains a high amount of gluten, it is suitable for baking.
In Germany, the unripe spelt grains are dried and eaten as Grünkern, which literally means green seed.
The Luxembourger surname "Speltz" is derived from this grain.
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