Amaranth, barley, millet, spelt and teff — you’ve probably seen these or other whole-grain flours showing up on store shelves as we become increasingly familiar with them and as they become more ...

Paul Kahan serves dishes like spicy pork rinds at his Chicago restaurant, The Publican, but he was game to create a healthy alternative. His idea: a focaccia made with spelt flour, which is high in ...

Shutterstock / Legion-Media This former staple food of Russian peasants is experiencing a revival thanks to health food fans. Although spelt was a popular grain in 18th century Russia, it disappeared ...

Spelt is the new celebrity grain, the Keira Knightley of wholefoods, and it has gone from curiosity to must-have ingredient in just five years. Said to be more digestible than wheat and richer in ...

Spelt enjoys a rich past as one of the most popular grains in ancient times. Yet, despite its role as a staple in ancient civilizations, and as a healer of illness in the Middle Ages, spelt lost its ...

We all want to eat better, and most of us would love to have more meals with healthful and flavorful whole grains on our table. Yet, as a cookbook author specializing in them, whenever I ask during ...

Porridge might sound like a bland and predictable start to the day, but this spelt-based version flips that idea on its head. Using whole spelt kernels and flakes, the porridge gains a nutty depth and ...

Spelt is slowly working its way on to the shelves of our quality stores and starting to become established among all the other more familiar grains. Having said that, I think most of us are probably ...

• Background and Aims Waxy proteins are responsible for amylose synthesis in wheat seeds, being encoded by three waxy genes (Wx-A1, Wx-B1 and Wx-D1) in hexaploid wheat. In addition to their role in ...