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Wheat

Triticum

Grains, flours & pasta · Poaceae family

  • 327kcal
  • 12.6 gprotein
  • 12.2 gfibre

Per 100 g, raw.

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What 100 g is made of

  • Protein 12.6 g
  • Fat 1.5 g
  • Carbohydrate 71.2 g
  • Water and other 14.7 g

“Water and other” is what is left of 100 g after protein, fat and carbohydrate (mostly water, plus ash).

Vitamins and minerals in 100 g

Bars show the share of the US adult daily value. The rank compares 260 ingredients.

Where it comes from

  1. about 8500 BCEWheat became a staple around 8500 BC.
  2. about 3500 BCEWheat was cultivated in India around 3500 BC.India
  3. about 2600 BCEWheat likely appeared near the lower Yellow River around 2600 BC.China

Used in GlobeCooks dishes from: Africa (2), Asia (2), Europe (1)

Native range and history are drawn from Wikipedia and Wikidata by GlobeCooks.

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Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (food 168890), public domain. Identity: Wikidata Q15645384. Compiled by GlobeCooks.

Wheat: nutrition per 100 g and where it comes from · Open Data Finder