History
The earliest archaeological evidence of spelt is from the fifth millennium BC in Transcaucasia, north of the Black Sea. However, the most abundant and best-documented archaeological evidence of spelt is in Europe. Remains of spelt have been found in some later Neolithic sites (2500 - 1700 BC) in Central Europe. During the Bronze Age, spelt spread widely in central Europe. In the Iron Age (750-15 BC), spelt became a principal wheat species in southern Germany and Switzerland, and by 500 BC also in southern Britain. [1]
References to the cultivation of spelt wheat in Biblical times (see matzo), in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and in ancient Greece, are incorrect, and result from confusion with emmer wheat. [1]
Other Ingredient Information
Products containing Spelt
The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Spelt".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.
Source(s) Derived From |
Plant Sources |
Natural or Artificial? |
Natural |
References |
- Spelt - Wikipedia
|
Aliases (Also Known As)
|
Puffed Spelt
Spelt Flakes
Sprouted Spelt
Sprouted Spelt Berries
Whole Spelt
Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) 
- Natural
- Natural & Possibly Unsafe
- Artificial
- Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
- Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
- Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe
|
Revision History
| Action |
User |
Date/Time |
| Ingredient added | UPC Food Search | January 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM |
Comments
