Grain
Triticum spelta
B tier
Triticum spelta is true spelt—the hulled ancient wheat with a tough glume, nutty flour, and bread character between common wheat and farro. All culinary spelt landraces and named cultivars sit under this species. Mill after dehulling; whole berries cook like a firm grain. Species labelling separates spelt from free-threshing modern wheat.
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Ancient GrainHulled WheatNuttyNutty FlourSpecies LevelSpecies Umbrella
History
IR
Spelt agriculture expanded across Near Eastern and later European farming systems.
Linnaean botany fixed Triticum spelta as cultivated spelt.
Modern wheat displaced spelt until health and heritage markets revived it.
Organic bakers restored T. spelta as a premium flour grain.