Spelt Flour -400g (14oz)

Heart Friendly 100% Organic Good Source of Fiber. Whole Grain Flour Dairy Free; Low Fat Sodium Free Food Vegetarian Special.         Spelt also known as dinkel wheat or hulled wheat is a species of wheat cultivated since 5000 BCE. Spelt was an important staple in parts of Europe from the medieval times. It now survives as a relict crop in central Europe and part of Spain and can also be found in major health foods stores and supermarkets. Spelt is sometimes considered a subspecies of wheat. Spelt has never been hybridized, so it has retained many of its original characteristics from antiquity, including complex flavor and whole-grain nutrition. Spelt is unusual because it can be more easily digested than other forms of wheat, and some people with wheat intolerances may be able to tolerate spelt; however, spelt is not gluten free. Spelt flour has a mild and sweet flavour with none of the earthy bitterness associated with whole wheat flour. It is also an hexaploid wheat, which means it