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