16 INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS 17 ANCIENT GRAINS ANCIENT GRAINS arose from a crossing of Emmer more difficult and lowers yields more nutty, creamy flavour. and Aegilops squarrosa, a grass. slightly9. They are considered to Emmer in its turn was a crossing have a higher gliadin to glutenin Khorasan and Durum have both of Einkorn and another grass; ratio10, making it more difficult to much higher protein content than Ancient grains Durum, Khorasan and Wheat make acceptable bread: Wheat, and different handling were bred in similar ways6,7. properties. Khorasan grains are Over the years we have seen • Einkorn tends to give more generally high in protein and HISTORY & BIOLOGY that the genes naturally mutate, sticky doughs, with low water its whole grain flours have a Archaeology shows that as demonstrated the first DNA- retention capacity. mild, nutty flavour. Durum is consumption of the seeds of research on wheat (2012)8. • Emmer can produce good loaf also high in protein and low in specific grasses, ground between volumes for bread, but has a gluten content. This makes it not stones, began around 19,000 Spelt, Einkorn and Emmer are slightly more acidic flavour, very resistant for proofing; the years ago, near Lake Galilea1, covered wheats, meaning that however milder than rye. skins have a tendency to rupture. Israel. About 10,000 years ago, the kernels are enclosed on the • Spelt can give similar bread Durum also gives a more bland in a region that stretched from plant, which makes dehulling loaf volumes and a slightly nutty flavour. Syria through Iraq to Ethiopia, Table 2 the first forms of agriculture were born, creating such wealth in that Wheat Barley Rye Spelt Durum Emmer Khorasan Einkorn region that the need for hunting Energy Kcal 340 345 349 338 339 337 347 and gathering of food became less Water g 10.74 12.11 10.97 11.02 10.94 11.07 11 important2. In about 6000 BC, it is Protein g 13.21 10.5 10.88 14.57 13.68 17 14.54 18.2 believed that the first wheat was Lipids g 2.5 1.6 1.52 2.43 2.47 2.2 2.13 2.48 spontaneously generated in Iran3. - Saturated g 0.43 0.34 0.18 0.41 0.45 0.2 During the rise of the Egyptian, - Mono unsaturated g 0.28 0.21 0.19 0.45 0.34 0.21 Greek and Roman empires, these - Poly unsaturated g 1.17 0.77 0.7 1.26 0.98 0.62 species were select ed and spread Carbohydrate g 71.97 74.52 75.43 70.19 71.13 70.58 68.2 throughout Europe4. - sugars g 0.41 0.8 1.1 6.82 7.84 2.67 Fibers g 10.7 10.1 11.8 10.7 7.9 11.1 8.7 Wheat is one of the near 11,500 species accepted4 as part of the Calcium mg 34 32 24 27 34 22 family Poaceae (Gramineae), Iron mg 3.6 2.68 2.54 4.44 3.52 3.77 4.59 Magnesium mg 137 96 63 136 144 170 130 belonging to the Angiosperms Phosphorus mg 357 296 225 401 508 520 364 415 ublication of ‘wheat is bad’ foods as well as paleo and ancient (flowering plants). Among the Potassium mg 363 309 374 388 431 440 403 390 books have led consumers grains. But what is “ancient” subfamily Festucoideae are P Sodium mg 2 4 2 8 2 5 to believe that wheat has with respect to “ancient grains”? to be found what we consider Zinc mg 2.6 2 2.17 3.28 4.16 3.68 2.24 somehow been tampered with, And should we consider just the cereals or grains. Spelt, Emmer, and encouraged them to seek grains or the whole spectrum Khorasan and Einkorn are, as Vitamin A µg 0 0 0 0 0 1 alternatives. This accompanies of cereals and pseudo-cereals? part of the Triticeae, considered Thiamin mg 0.5 0.37 0.29 0.36 0.42 0.49 0.57 0.5 a natural desire to see our food And what challenges do we face nowadays as “ancient”. Contrary Riboflavin mg 0.17 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.38 0.18 0.45 less processed and trends are when using them in our current to what is sometimes ‘preached’, Niacin mg 4.96 6.27 1.73 6.84 6.74 4.9 6.38 3.1 now emerging in favour of raw formulations? all species of the Triticeae tribe Vitamin B-6 mg 0.41 0.4 0.27 0.23 0.42 0.26 have gluten proteins. Therefore Folate µg 44 8 34 45 43 0 Table 1: Of the Triticeae tribe5, the following are best known: these products are not suitable Vitamin B-12 µg 0 0 0 0 0 0 for people suffering from coeliac Vitamin C mg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Species Chromosomes Common name disease. Cereals such as wild rice, Vitamin D µg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Triticum aestivum 6 Wheat/ Bread Wheat oats, finger millet and teff are also Vitamin E mg 0.71 0.57 1.43 0.79 0 0.61 Hordeum vulgare 2 Barley considered “ancient” (Table 1), Vitamin K µg 1.9 2.2 5.9 3.6 0 1.8 Secale cereale 2 Rye and do not contain gluten. Source 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 4.5 Triticum spelta 6 Spelt 1 http://www.usda.gov/United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 27 : Triticum durum 4 Durum ANCIENT VS ANCESTRAL http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search Triticum emmer 4 Emmer Triticeae members such as wheat 2 Product specificationsavailable on www.organic.nl Triticum turanicum 4 Khorasan are self-pollinating5; making it 3 SelfNutriondata: http://nutritiondata.self.com/ Triticum monococcum 2 Einkorn 4 source: http://www.einkorn.com/ quite a challenge to create new 5 Baking evaluation, sensory analysis, and nutritional characteristics of modern, heritage, and ancient wheat varieties: X Triticosecale wittmack 6 Triticale (man-made cereal) wheat species. Coincidently, Spelt http://www.extension.org/pages/72647/baking-evaluation-sensory-analysis-and-nutritional-characteristics-of-modern-heritage-and-ancient-wh#.VY5gZ_ntlBc BAKINGEUROPE Summer 2015 Summer 2015 BAKINGEUROPE www.bakingeurope.eu www.bakingeurope.eu 18 INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS 19 ANCIENT GRAINS ANCIENT GRAINS Table 4: Selected characteristics of pseudo-cereals All the alternative cereals are their 100% spelt-based bread. from old species, at that time seen when looking into gluten considered to produce lower the ‘purest’ Spelt. free developments. Oat is also Wateruptake Gelatinisation temperature volume, more dense structures Spelt is often considered by • Oberkulmer Rotkorn, a read- challenging, but it has a high Rice 120 74 than common wheat bread. people who have a wheat allergy. out of an old Swiss landrace protein and fibre content, Oat 95 56 Nowadays many bakeries are However, only products made • Schwabenkorn, a backcross at creating more options to make Quinoa 95 58 working with more advanced with Franckenkorn spelt have the Roter Tiroler Wheat content acceptable bread loaf volumes, Teff 95 71 bakery equipment systems and been reported to be beneficial at the Hohenheim University as demonstrated by the recent Sorghum 95 74 find it very difficult to make for those with a wheat allergy, introductions of oat-based Maize/Corn 90 67 commercially acceptable breads which is not to be confused The lack of gluten in other breads into the market. Millet, as Buckweat 85 66 from popular grains such as with celiac disease11,12. The most cereals like rice, millet, oat and sorghum, is used in typical breads Wholemeal Wheat 67 61 spelt. Some bakeries are unable economically important spelt teff makes baking acceptable with low volumes. They have a Wheat 63 61 to adapt their formulations or varieties are (partly) reverse- breads difficult14. Rice is bland- starchy, slightly nutty flavour and processes and are desperately engineered13: tasting and needs support can give a gritty mouth feel, due PSEUDO-CEREALS and considered sacred. The searching for essential spelt systems to reach acceptable to a high ash content. The African Sometimes Pseudo-cereals protein isolate from quinoa gluten and other improvers for • Franckenkorn, a backcross bread loaf volumes, as can be cereal teff is typically used in flat are also considered as ancient resembles cows milk protein in 15 Table 3 breads, and gives a grainy, slightly grains. Like the cereals that are quality creating new lactose bitter flavour, probably due to not part of the Triticeae, they do free options. Quinoa also has Rice Oat Millet Teff Buckwheat Quinoa Amaranth high levels of micronutrients and not contain gluten and are often quite high levels of enzymatic Energy Kcal 366 380 382 367 350 350 371 fibre. Teff also has very interesting used in baking for flavour and activity; making that the key Water g 11.89 12 8.67 12 15 15.5 viscosity properties, allowing nutritional profile improvement: characteristics of breads, cakes Protein g 5.95 11 10.75 13.3 12.9 14.2 13.6 functionalities with regards to fat and cookies decreased. The Lipids g 1.42 6.3 4.25 2.4 3.2 5.7 7 reduction. Sourdough technology • Buckwheat gives a bitter taste, satiety properties of Quinoa are - Saturated g 0.39 1.2 0.54 0.5 0.66 0.71 1.5 and enzymatic improvement predominantly in unhusked being investigated16. - Mono unsaturated g 0.44 2.18 0.92 1.23 1.61 1.7 systems can aid in creating more buckwheat flour.