name: Oriental Wheat

flavor_db_name_variants: oriental wheat

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Oriental wheat

id: 539

name_scientific: Triticum turanicum

description: Khorasan wheat or Oriental wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. turanicum also called Triticum turanicum) is a tetraploid wheat species. It is an ancient grain type; Khorasan refers to a historical region in modern-day Afghanistan and the northeast of Iran. This grain is twice the size of modern-day wheat and is known for its rich nutty flavor.

itis_id: 506631

wikipedia_id: Khorasan_wheat

picture_file_name: 552.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 295608

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:44:06.000Z

legacy_id: 579

food_group: Cereals and cereal products

food_subgroup: Cereals

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:48.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:27.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 376534

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00539