Ancient Grains What are Ancient Grains? Ancient grains is an umbrella term for grains and pseudocereals not bred or genetically manipulated for many centuries. Consumer interest in “natural” and non-hybridized grains and cereals continues fueling demand for these grains.2 Some producers in the Americas eschew the “ancient” label since these grains have been [...]
Ancient grains have been around a while, but recently they have found their way to the spotlight. While a lot of uses are more home based, they offer some interesting benefits for bakers, as well. Look at khorasan wheat, for example. Compared to modern wheat, it contains 20-40% more protein and is higher in: Lipids Amino acids [...]
Khorasan What is khorasan? Khorasan (Triticum turgidum ssp. turanicum) is an “ancient wheat” grain, such as einkorn, emmer and spelt which consist of land races, i.e. are made up of many closely-related strains. It is a close relative of durum wheat. Interest in khorasan and other ancient grains has been renewed as [...]
