Over the centuries, the lower grain yield and poor baking properties,compared to modern wheat, led to disuse or to very marginal cultivation of theso-called ancient grains.In recent years,however,ancient grains have raised increasing interest,in particular for their nutritional characteristics and greater environmental sustainability. Among them, the ancient wheat Triticum monococcum subsp.monococcum, also known as einkorn, has been rediscovered and now a large number of consumers associate its consumption to good sensory properties and to important health benefits compared to the modern wheat species. This chapter illustrates the einkorn compositional, technological, and nutritional characteristics.After an introduction to the history, the nutritional features and health issues associated with einkorn will be discussed.Finally, the quality related to environmental sustainability of einkorn production will be described.
Mainstream Cereals: Einkorn
Di Stasio
2023
Abstract
Over the centuries, the lower grain yield and poor baking properties,compared to modern wheat, led to disuse or to very marginal cultivation of theso-called ancient grains.In recent years,however,ancient grains have raised increasing interest,in particular for their nutritional characteristics and greater environmental sustainability. Among them, the ancient wheat Triticum monococcum subsp.monococcum, also known as einkorn, has been rediscovered and now a large number of consumers associate its consumption to good sensory properties and to important health benefits compared to the modern wheat species. This chapter illustrates the einkorn compositional, technological, and nutritional characteristics.After an introduction to the history, the nutritional features and health issues associated with einkorn will be discussed.Finally, the quality related to environmental sustainability of einkorn production will be described.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
