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Ancient grains is a marketing term used to describe a category of grains and pseudocereals that are purported to have been minimally changed by selective breeding over recent millennia, as opposed to more widespread cereals such as corn, rice and modern varieties of wheat, which are the product of thousands of years of selective breeding.
The Five Grains or Cereals (traditional Chinese: 五穀; simplified Chinese: 五谷; pinyin: Wǔ Gǔ) are a set of five farmed crops that were important in ancient China. In modern Chinese wǔgǔ refers to rice, wheat, foxtail millet, proso millet and soybeans. [1] [2] It is also used as term for all grain crops in general. [3]
Thus, the meaning of the ancient Greek word ζειά ([zeiá]) or ζέα is either uncertain or vague, and has been argued to denote einkorn [5] or emmer rather than spelt. [6] Likewise, the ancient Roman grain denoted by the Latin word far, although often translated as 'spelt', was in fact emmer. [7]
These types of grains are considered “ancient grains”—here’s what that means, their health benefits, and how to eat more of them.
A new review showed ancient grains can improve cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Aside from incorporating more ancient grains in your diet, experts recommend portion control, and ...
According to the This Built America video above, there were over 23,000 flour mills in the U.S. in the 1800s, which is unsurprising because land-raised grains have an impressive genetic ability to ...
The Roman goddess Ceres presided over agriculture, grain crops, fertility, and motherhood; [9] the term cereal is derived from Latin cerealis, "of grain", originally meaning "of [the goddess] Ceres". [10] Several gods of antiquity combined agriculture and war: the Hittite Sun goddess of Arinna, the Canaanite Lahmu and the Roman Janus. [11]
Trendy ancient grains go mainstream as General Mills plans to introduce Cheerios in an 'Ancient Grains' variety. The new cereal, called Cheerios + Ancient Grains, mixes up traditional oats with ...