Ancient grains are not only «more natural,» they also tend to be higher in fiber, protein, vitamins and
minerals than modern wheat.
Einkorn is an ancient grain and is actually lower in
gluten than modern wheat and is much much better (read a great explanation here as to why einkorn is better).
One way of measuring gluten toxicity is by the gliadin to glutenin ratio, and einkorn has a much more favorable ratio
than modern wheat varieties.
Einkorn wheat is an ancient grain that was grown by farmers more than 5,000 years ago, and many consider it to be more
nutritious than modern wheat, with higher protein, vitamin B6 and potassium contents.
Because it's an unmodified food that our bodies can recognize, it's easier to
digest than modern wheat (especially when it's soaked, as in this recipe).
Grains have seen as natural, healthier and better by providing vitamins, minerals, fiber and protein
than modern wheat because they are rarely eaten in processed form.
They are older forms of wheat and their protein and gluten contents are rather
different than modern wheat (they seem to be more like a pastry or soft spring wheat in terms of how they work in recipes).
If you'd like to know more about einkorn, the ancient wheat that's easier to digest and has more
nutrition than modern wheat, check out my Einkorn 101 podcast.
Those with mild sensitivities to gluten may have luck eating this ancient grain as berries or ground into flour because it contains a different genome of
gluten than modern wheat, and of all wheat varieties (including spelt and emmer, also ancient grains) it has been least modified by selective breeding over the millennia (note: einkorn wheat is not genetically engineered — a completely different process from selective breeding).
While I maintain that grains have little nutritional value in comparison to better food choices like vegetables, spelt does boast a higher protein and mineral
content than modern wheat (although some could argue that the difference is slight).
Spelt is an ancient grain that was grown by farmers more than 5,000 years ago, and many consider it to be more
nutritious than modern wheat, with higher protein, vitamin B6 and potassium contents.
Get all the information about buying, cooking and eating grains with given infographic: Grains have seen as natural, healthier and better by providing vitamins, minerals, fiber and protein
than modern wheat because they are rarely eaten in processed form.
It's high in protein, fiber and iron, and is also naturally lower in gluten
than modern wheat, making it more tolerable to those with gluten sensitivities.
Those with mild sensitivities to gluten may have luck eating this ancient grain as berries or ground into flour because it contains a different genome of gluten
than modern wheat, and it has not been much changed by selective breeding over the millennia (note: spelt is not genetically engineered — a completely different process from selective breeding).
Another study found that the «ancient» wheats — emmer, spelt, and einkorn — had higher concentrations of selenium, an extremely important mineral,
than modern wheats.
But that's more
than modern wheat is removed from its ancestors.
· Einkorn contains 2 times more Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)
than modern wheats (Healthy eyes, reproductive organs and prevention of many cancers)