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1. What is Spelt?
2. So what happened to its popularity?
3. So it's related to modern wheat?
4. But I'm allergic to wheat. Can I have
Spelt?
5. Which Bodhi's breads are made with Spelt
Flour?
6. Anything else?
1. What is Spelt?
Spelt (Triticum spelta) is a cereal grain that is one of
the oldest known to humans. It is thought to have
originated in Iran around 6000-5000 BC. It is believed
to have spread to Europe about 5000 years ago and there
is evidence of its use at about that time in what is now
southern Germany.
2. So what happened to its
popularity?
Spelt's use as a primary winter cereal was diminished
substantially as newer, higher yielding wheat types that
were easier to grow were introduced. Spelt was harder to
thresh because of its close fitting husks and being tall
was subject to wind damage. The last 30 years has seen a
resurgence in the popularity of Spelt as people have
sought alternatives to modern wheats.
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3. So it's related to modern
wheat?
Spelt shares the same genus as wheat but is a different
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4. But I'm allergic to wheat.
Can I have Spelt?
Spelt has a lower allergenic reaction than wheat so some
wheat allergic people are able to tolerate Spelt. You
should check with your medical practitioner to see if it
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5. Which Bodhi's breads are made
with Spelt Flour?
Bodhi's Dinkelbrot & Nutra Seed, Life's Harvest Spelt,
and Acadia Spelt. ^ back to top
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6. Anything
else?
Yes. We make a Spelt Breadmix designed for breadmaking
machines, and we also make a variety of cookies - Acadia
Spelt Bickies.
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