wheat
Let an agent explain wheat as a grain and food, relay species, cultivation, milling and nutrition from agricultural and food sources, describe products and regional uses, and distinguish wheat as food from the wheat plant, from other cereals and from gluten-related conditions handled by clinicians.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain wheat as a grain and food, relay species, cultivation, milling and nutrition from agricultural and food sources, describe products and regional uses, and distinguish wheat as food from the wheat plant, from other cereals and from gluten-related conditions handled by clinicians.
A cereal grain from grasses of the genus Triticum, chiefly common wheat Triticum aestivum and durum wheat, with related species such as spelt Triticum spelta, emmer and einkorn, grown worldwide as one of the three major staple crops and milled into flour for bread, pasta, noodles and pastries, or eaten as whole or processed grains in dishes and products such as Grunkern, the roasted unripe spelt of Germany, harees porridges of the Middle East, and regional preparations recorded in the registry aliases; wheat provides a large share of human calories and protein.
What it is for: Staple food and flour source.
It can be explain species and grain; relay cultivation and milling; describe products and uses; distinguish related topics.
Distinguishing features
Gluten proteins
Major staple
Bread and pasta base
Many species and varieties
What it looks like
Golden grain heads; kernels milled into flour.
Physical character
global production: about 780 million tonnes - per year
protein content: about 10-15 percent - varies by type
domesticated: about 10000 years ago period - Fertile Crescent
How it is recognised
Cereal grain of Triticum species
Common wheat, durum, spelt, emmer, einkorn; products such as Grunkern and harees
Barley and rye are other cereals; the wheat plant is the crop; gluten-free grains lack wheat proteins
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
comes from - grasses
is milled into - for bread and pasta
In practice
Families and kinds
common or bread wheat
durum wheat for pasta and semolina
spelt including Grunkern
emmer and einkorn as ancient wheats
hard and soft, winter and spring wheats
regional wheat foods such as harees, bulgur, freekeh and local varieties
Standards and regulation
Grain grading and trading standards
Food labelling including allergen and gluten rules
Codex standards for wheat flour and products
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving personal dietary or medical advice on gluten
Confusing wheat species and products
Contamination such as mycotoxins and ergot
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What wheat is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and species.
Definition
Definition.
- What is wheat, and how do common wheat, durum, spelt, emmer and einkorn differ? definition
- Is the question about wheat as food, the crop plant, another cereal or a health condition? boundary
Grain
The grain.
Grain
Grain.
- What are the parts of the wheat kernel, and what do gluten proteins do? definition
- Which entry fits the specific species? action
Produce Cultivation and milling.
Practice.
Cultivation
Cultivation.
Cultivation
Cultivation.
- How is wheat grown, harvested and traded, and where is it produced? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Milling
Milling and processing.
Milling
Milling.
- How is wheat milled into flours and processed into semolina, bulgur, Grunkern and other products? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Eat Foods and nutrition.
Application.
Foods
Wheat foods.
Foods
Foods.
- What foods are made from wheat around the world, including bread, pasta, noodles, harees and regional dishes? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific food? action
Nutrition
Nutrition and health.
Nutrition
Nutrition.
- What is the nutritional value of wheat, and what are coeliac disease and wheat allergy, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own diet or symptoms, which needs a clinician? boundary
Context History and economy.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How was wheat domesticated and spread, and how did breeding change it? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of agriculture? action
Economy
Economy.
Economy
Economy.
- How do wheat markets, trade and food security interact, with analyses attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits food security? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should common wheat, durum and spelt be separate primary entries?
- How should agricultural and food sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming local dishes and cultivars; should they be split off?