Triticosecale spp.
Wittm. ex A. Camus.
Triticale
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
The seeds are eaten in soups and salads, ground into flour for bread, pancakes, and muffins (usually mixed with wheat flour for better results), or sprouted and eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Australia, Azerbaijan, Balkans, Canada, Caucasus, Europe, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, North America, Switzerland, Tasmania, Ukraine,
Countries: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A temperate grass that is a hybrid between rye and wheat, characterized by low gluten content.
Nutrition Score: 52/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeds | 10 | 1429 | 342 | 11.4 | — | — | — | — |
Notes
It is low in gluten.
Names & Synonyms
Triticum spp x Secale cereale?Triticale hexaploide E. Larter, nom. nud.?Triticosecale rimpaui Wittm., nom. inval.
References (7)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 181
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 1872
- Larter, E.N., 1979, Triticale, in Simmonds N.W.,(ed), Crop Plant Evolution. Longmans. London. p 117
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Small, E., 2009, Top 100 Food Plants. The world's most important culinary crops. NRC Research Press. p 464
- Vaughan, J. C. & Geissler, C. A., 2009, The new Oxford Book of Food Plants. Oxford University Press. p 6
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 698
